From: Robert Baer on
DaveC wrote:
> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>
> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
> "1E7A".
>
> Google returns slim results, none promising.
>
> What type is this?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
Fuse.
Ratings of these beasts in equipment is almost NEVER disclosed - like
a company secret more precious than any other secret they have.
Measure current draw and see what the maximum is during any
operations, double that for a guide in choosing "first guess" replacement.
From: Pieyed Piper on
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:36:38 -0700, Robert Baer <robertbaer(a)localnet.com>
wrote:

>DaveC wrote:
>> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>>
>> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
>> "1E7A".
>>
>> Google returns slim results, none promising.
>>
>> What type is this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>>
> Fuse.
> Ratings of these beasts in equipment is almost NEVER disclosed - like
>a company secret more precious than any other secret they have.
> Measure current draw and see what the maximum is during any
>operations, double that for a guide in choosing "first guess" replacement.

The axial leaded jobs I have seen in hair dryers are high current jobs
with reed switches inside them. Not the soft break jobs.

The biggest soft device I recall was 3 Amps.
From: Salmon Egg on
In article <3upd265udo81jog5tk6khrgnf9gsc2d4q2(a)4ax.com>,
Pieyed Piper <pieyedPiper(a)thebongshopattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:

> I should have figured that not a goddamned soul actually tried to answer
> the question.

Could that be because no one knew what tghe question was?

Idiot

--
An old man would be better off never having been born.
From: Fester Bestertester on
> Ratings of these beasts in equipment is almost NEVER disclosed - like
> a company secret more precious than any other secret they have.

And that's why markings are so important. You can circumvent any need to
measure.

From: Lostgallifreyan on
Fester Bestertester <fbt(a)fbt.net> wrote in
news:0001HW.C84CC1A60139E3FEB01AD9AF(a)news.eternal-september.org:

>> Ratings of these beasts in equipment is almost NEVER disclosed - like
>> a company secret more precious than any other secret they have.
>
> And that's why markings are so important. You can circumvent any need to
> measure.
>
>

Oh man, has science really come to this? >:)