Automotive
Used in older-model cars, glass tube fuses today are found primarily
in automotive accessory applications. The expansive Bussmann
series line of glass fuses includes many types and sizes in addition
to those listed in this catalog. Call Eaton for more product details if
you have requirements which are not covered here.
Appliances and consumer electronics
Glass and ceramic tube fuses are often used to protect appliances
and consumer electronics. As electronic equipment becomes
smaller, the circuits and components become more delicate and
easily damaged. Fuses are the preferred method of protection due
to their accuracy, small size and reliability. Fuses are available in a
wide variety of amp ratings to provide precise protection. Generally,
two sizes of user-replaceable fuses are found: the 1/4” x 1-1/4” and
5x20 mm. Each is available in a variety of volt and amp ratings.
Fuse types
There are two basic types of fuses available for appliances and
consumer electronics: fast-acting or time-delay. Any replacement
fuse must match the one it’s replacing. In general, fast-acting fuses
are a single strand of wire or strip of metal. Time-delay fuses usually
have a coiled wire, a thick element wrapped in wire, or a spring.
Most electronic fuses will have the voltage and amp rating stamped
on the end cap. The type of fuse can generally be visually identified.
Also, owners manuals will have the correct replacement fuse
generically identified. For example: “Use a 2 amp, time-delay, 250
volt fuse.
Glass and ceramic tube fuse sizes
Glass and ceramic tube fuses
Glass and ceramic tube fuse sizes
Both glass and ceramic tube fuses vary by diameter and length. The
chart below provides a visual reference for the various sizes of the
Bussmann series fuse families. Images are shown to scale.
Fuse selection criteria
For electronic/electrical applications, fuses must be rated at 125 V
or better.
Voltage must match or exceed the fuse being replaced (125 V for
household current; 12 V for auto; 24 V for heavy duty).
Fuses must match required fuse characteristic – either fast-acting
or time-delay.
Amp rating must match that of the original fuse.
A note on voltage rating
All fuses have a voltage rating. To maintain safety, this voltage rating
should not be exceeded in application, although it is acceptable to
use a higher voltage rated fuse in a lower voltage application. For
example: A fuse rated for 125 volts is appropriate in household (110
V) or automotive (12 V), while a fuse rated for 32 volts is appropriate
for automotive (12 V), but not for household (125 V). Always replace
a fuse with one of the same or higher voltage rating.
See page 54 for specifications.
5 x 20 mm
GDA
GDB
GDC
GMA
GMC
GMD
1⁄4” x 5⁄8”
AGA
SFE-4
1⁄4” x 3⁄4”
SFE-6
1⁄4” x 7⁄8”
AWG
SFE-7-1/2
SFE-9
1⁄4” x 31⁄32”
GBC
1⁄4” x 1”
AGX
1⁄4” x 1-1⁄16”
SFE-14
1⁄4” x 1-1⁄4”
ABC
AGC
GBB
SFE-20
MDA
MDL
MDQ
1⁄4” x 1-7⁄16”
SFE-30
13⁄32” x 1-1⁄2”
AGU
AGU_GP
1/4" x 1-7/8
GMF*
* Mounts in HLR in-line holder, see page 14.
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Glass and ceramic tube fuses
Fast-acting 1/4” diameter
automotive fuses
AGA
1/4” x 5/8” fast-acting
glass tube fuses
See page 28 for available
assortments.
AGW
1/4” x 7/8” fast-acting
automotive glass tube
fuses
See page 28 for available
assortment.
AGX
1/4” x 1” fast-acting
automotive glass tube
fuses
See page 28 and 52 for
available assortments.
GBB
1/4” x 1-1/4” very fast-
acting ceramic tube fuses
ABC
1/4” x 1-1/4” fast-acting ceramic tube fuses
See page 52 for available assortment.
AGC
1/4” x 1-1/4” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses
See pages 27, 28, 32, 35 and 52 for available assortments.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
1/4 AGA-1/4
1 AGA-1
1-1/2 AGA-1-1/2
2 AGA-2
2-1/2 AGA-2-1/2
3 AGA-3
5 AGA-5
6 AGA-6
7-1/2 AGA-7-1/2
10 AGA-10
15 AGA-15
20 AGA-20 BP/AGA-20-RP
30 AGA-30
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf
carton.
** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf
carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
1-1/4 GBB-1-1/4-R
10 GBB-10-R
15 GBB-15-R
30 GBB-30-R
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per
shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
1 AGX-1
2 AGX-2
2-1/2 AGX-2-1/2
3 AGX-3
5 AGX-5
7 AGX-7
8 AGX-8
10 AGX-10
15 AGX-15
20 AGX-20
25 AGX-25
30 AGX-30
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per
shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
1 AGW-1
1-1/2 AGW-1-1/2
2-1/2 AGW-2-1/2
3 AGW-3
4 AGW-4
5 AGW-5
6 AGW-6
7-1/2 AGW-7-1/2
10 AGW-10
15 AGW-15 BP/AGW-15-RP
20 AGW-20
30 AGW-30
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
1/4 ABC-1/4-R
1/2 ABC-1/2-R
1 ABC-1-R
2 ABC-2-R
2-1/2 ABC-2-1/2-R
3 ABC-3-R
4 ABC-4-R
5 ABC-5-R
6 ABC-6-R
7 ABC-7-R
8 ABC-8-R
10 ABC-10-R BP/ABC-10
12 ABC-12-R
15 ABC-15-R BP/ABC-15
20 ABC-20-R BP/ABC-20
25 ABC-25-R
30 ABC-30-R
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
1/8 AGC-1/8-R
1/4 AGC-1/4-R
3/10 AGC-3/10-R
3/8 AGC-3/8-R
1/2 AGC-1/2-R BP/AGC-1/2-RP
3/4 AGC-3/4-R
1 AGC-1-R BP/AGC-1-RP
1-1/4 AGC-1-1/4-R
1-1/2 AGC-1-1/2-R BP/AGC-1-1/2-RP
2 AGC-2-R BP/AGC-2-RP
2-1/2 AGC-2-1/2-R BP/AGC-2-1/2-RP
3 AGC-3-R BP/AGC-3-RP
3-2/10 AGC-3-2/10-R
3-1/2 AGC-3-1/2-R
4 AGC-4-R BP/AGC-4-RP
5 AGC-5-R BP/AGC-5-RP
6 AGC-6-R BP/AGC-6-RP
6-1/4 AGC-6-1/4-R
7 AGC-7-R
7-1/2 AGC-7-1/2-R BP/AGC-7-1/2-RP
8 AGC-8-R
10 AGC-10-R BP/AGC-10-RP
12 AGC-12-R
15 AGC-15-R BP/AGC-15-RP
20 AGC-20-R BP/AGC-20-RP
25 AGC-25-R BP/AGC-25-RP
30 AGC-30-R BP/AGC-30-RP
35 AGC-35-R BP/AGC-35-RP
40 AGC-40-R
50 AGC-50
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
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Fast-acting fuses
GBC
1/4” x 31/32” fast-acting German automotive fuses
See page 28 for available assortment.
SFE
1/4” size-rejecting fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses
See pages 28, 32 and 35 for available assortments.
AGU
13/32” x 1-1/2” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses
Available with gold-plated end caps for high-end stereo and AV
markets.
Time-delay 1/4” diameter fuses
MDA
1/4” x 1-1/4” time-delay ceramic tube
fuses
MDL
1/4” x 1-1/4” time-delay
glass tube fuses
See page 52 for available
assortment.
MDQ
1/4” x 1-1/4” dual-element, time-delay
glass tube fuses
Glass and ceramic tube fuses
Color
code Amps
Catalog
no.* Retail pack**
Yellow 5 GBC-5
White 8 GBC-8 BP/GBC-8-RP
Red 16 GBC-16 BP/GBC-16-RP
Blue 25 GBC-25 BP/GBC-25-RP
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps
Fuse
length
Catalog
no.* Retail pack**
4 5/8” SFE-4
6 3/4” SFE-6
7-1/2 7/8” SFE-7-1/2
9 7/8” SFE-9
14 1-1/16” SFE-14 BP/SFE-14-RP
20 1-1/4” SFE-20 BP/SFE-20-RP
30 1-7/16” SFE-30 BP/SFE-30-RP
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
Nickel-plated
10 AGU-10
15 AGU-15
20 AGU-20
25 AGU-25
30 AGU-30
35 AGU-35
40 AGU-40 BP/AGU-40-RP
50 AGU-50 BP/AGU-50-RP
60 AGU-60 BP/AGU-60-RP
Gold-plated
10 AGU-10GP
15 AGU-15GP
20 AGU-20GP
25 AGU-25GP
35 AGU-35GP
40 AGU-40GP BP/AGU-40GP-RP
50 AGU-50GP BP/AGU-50GP-RP
60 AGU-60GP BP/AGU-60GP-RP
* 10 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
1 MDA-1-R
1-1/2 MDA-1-1/2-R
2 MDA-2-R
2-1/2 MDA-2-1/2-R
3 MDA-3-R
4 MDA-4-R
5 MDA-5-R
6 MDA-6-R
7 MDA-7-R
8 MDA-8-R
10 MDA-10-R
12 MDA-12-R
15 MDA-15-R
20 MDA-20-R
25 MDA-25-R
30 MDA-30-R
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs
per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
Retail
pack**
1/16 MDL-1/16-R
1/8 MDL-1/8-R
1/4 MDL-1/4-R BP/MDL-1/4
3/8 MDL-3/8-R
1/2 MDL-1/2-R BP/MDL-1/2
3/4 MDL-3/4-R
1 MDL-1-R BP/MDL-1
1-1/4 MDL-1-1/4-R
1-1/2 MDL-1-1/2-R BP/MDL-1-1/2
2 MDL-2-R BP/MDL-2
2-1/2 MDL-2-1/2-R BP/MDL-2-1/2
3 MDL-3-R BP/MDL-3
3-2/10 MDL-3-2/10-R
3-1/2 MDL-3-1/2-R
4 MDL-4-R BP/MDL-4
5 MDL-5-R BP/MDL-5
6 MDL-6-R BP/MDL-6
6-1/4 MDL-6-1/4-R
7 MDL-7-R BP/MDL-7
7-1/2 MDL-7-1/2-R
8 MDL-8-R BP/MDL-8
10 MDL-10-R BP/MDL-10
12 MDL-12-R
15 MDL-15-R BP/MDL-15
20 MDL-20-R BP/MDL-20
25 MDL-25 BP/MDL-25
30 MDL-30 BP/MDL-30
35 MDL-35
40 MDL-40
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
2 MDQ-2
4 MDQ-4
5 MDQ-5
6 MDQ-6
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs
per shelf carton.
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
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Glass and ceramic tube fuses
Fast-acting 5x20 mm fuses
GDA
IEC 5x20 mm high-breaking capacity
fast-acting ceramic tube fuses
GDB
IEC 5x20 mm fast-acting glass tube
fuses
GMA
UL 5x20 mm fast-acting glass tube fuses
See page 52 for available assortments.
Time-delay 5x20 mm fuses
GDC
IEC 5x20 mm time-delay
glass tube fuses
GMC
UL 5x20 mm
medium time-delay
glass tube fuses
GMD
UL 5x20 mm medium time-delay
glass tube fuses
GMF
Non-rejection time-delay in-line fuse
with cap
Use with HLR in-line fuse holder page 14.
Amps Catalog no.*
500 mA GDA-500MA
630 mA GDA-630MA
1 GDA-1A
1.25 GDA-1.25A
1. 6 GDA-1.6A
2 GDA-2A
2.5 GDA-2.5A
3.15 GDA-3.15A
4 GDA-4A
5 GDA-5A
6.3 GDA-6.3A
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs
per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
160 mA GDB-160MA
2 GDB-2A
4 GDB-4A
6.3 GDB-6.3A
8 GDB-8A
10 GDB-10A
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs
per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
500 mA GDC-500MA
1 GDC-1A
1. 6 GDC-1.6A
2 GDC-2A
2.5 GDC-2.5A
3.15 GDC-3.15A
4 GDC-4A
5 GDC-5A BP/GDC-5A
6.3 GDC-6.3A
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
500 mA GMC-500-R BP/GMC-500MA
630 mA GMC-630-R
1 GMC-1-R
1. 5 GMC-1.5-R
1. 6 GMC-1.6-R
2 GMC-2-R
3 GMC-3-R
3.5 GMC-3.5-R
4 GMC-4-R
5 GMC-5-R BP/GMC-5
6 GMC-6-R
7 GMC-7-R BP/GMC-7
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
500 mA GMD-500-R
1 GMD-1-R
2 GMD-2-R
3 GMD-3-R
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per
shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.*
2-1/2 GMF-2-1/2
2-8/10 GMF-2-8/10
3 GMF-3
3-2/10 GMF-3-2/10
4 GMF-4
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per
shelf carton.
Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**
63 mA GMA-63-R
100 mA GMA-100-R
125 mA GMA-125-R
200 mA GMA-200-R BP/GMA-200MA
250 mA GMA-250-R BP/GMA-250MA
300 mA GMA-300-R
315 mA GMA-315-R
500 mA GMA-500-R BP/GMA-500MA
600 mA GMA-600-R
750 mA GMA-750-R BP/GMA-750MA
800 mA GMA-800-R
1 GMA-1-R BP/GMA-1A
1.25 GMA-1.25-R
1. 5 GMA-1.5-R
1. 6 GMA-1.6-R
2 GMA-2-R BP/GMA-2A
2.5 GMA-2.5-R
3 GMA-3-R BP/GMA-3A
3.15 GMA-3.15-R
3.5 GMA-3.5-R
4 GMA-4-R
5 GMA-5-R BP/GMA-5A
6 GMA-6-R BP/GMA-6A
7 GMA-7-R BP/GMA-7A
8 GMA-8-R
10 GMA-10-R BP/GMA-10A
* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.
** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.
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