C64 Fuse?

Tony Duell ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Thu Sep 14 17:10:17 CDT 2006


> 
> 
> How many Amps should the fuse in the C64 be rated for?  The fuse I 
> pulled is a 1.5A 250V fuse, yet "Troubleshooting & Repairing your 
> Commodore 64" says to use a 1A 250V fuse.  A quick bit of googling 
> seems to indicate that it should be 1.5A.

I don't think using the larger fuse will cause any real problems in that 
any fault that passes enough current to blow a 1A fuse is likely to be a 
dead short across the 5V lien, and that'll blow the 1.5A fuse too.

-tony



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