Ok, I have a possibly crazy thought.. But I am also guessing I am not the first to think of this.
Using fuses in Diagnostics gets a little pricey sometimes. So how about soldering a 3-5-7 whatever amp, small circuit breaker to a glass fuse, so you now have a reset-able fuse?
Is there any reason why this is a bad idea?
Nope. Great idea. Guy here even sells them. https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/76694
This is what you want, I solder alligator clips to them to hook to the fuse terminals in the game. The one shown is 30amp, which is too much for pinball, but you can buy in 2 through 8 amps, which is all you really need. They are boat fuses because they work in applications around water.
Blue Sea Systems Push Button Reset Only Quick Connect Circuit Breaker - 30 Amp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GGONYM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2fhUDbCA176JZ
Quoted from Boise_D:How about that idea?
Not likely, 1 is cost, we know how the manufactures like to cut it, 2, the trip curves are different for fuses than breakers.
The concept is good for general trouble shooting but not for long term protection.
Just an FYI, breaker will wear out. I have a couple I use for trouble shooting, and I have burned out a couple of them over the course of 4 years. They will trip, and then will no longer reset when they burn out.
Quoted from PghPinballRescue:plug the breaker into the circuit in the right direction. They DO have a polarity.
Quoted from Atari_Daze:Not likely, 1 is cost, we know how the manufactures like to cut it, 2, the trip curves are different for fuses than breakers.
The concept is good for general trouble shooting but not for long term protection.
This is a great point. When I use these for testing, I always use a smaller breaker. So, if the circuit is 4 amp, I'll use a 3 amp breaker.
Quoted from bonsoo:Is anyone making something like this anymore? All I can seem to find is multiples of the same amperage.
Troxel is selling a kit with the FlexFuse adapters and circuit breakers:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/flexfuse-adapter-fuses#post-7461073
https://troxelrepair.com/product/circuit-breakers/
https://troxelrepair.com/product/flexfuse/
FWIW: The lowest value in this kit is 3 amps, but then you can just add smaller breakers later if/when you find them using the same FlexFuse adapters.
A local man Tanner, makes them. On his website - https://www.thepinballscientist.com/
LTG : )
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