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Fourteen Amp shorter than normal radio fuses
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sarahcecelia |
02-17-2021 @ 6:16 PM
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It says stamped on the side of the radio where the fuse plug goes; "14 amp fuse required."and it takes a MINI fuse. Remember; this is a "Crestliner 8 TUBE Radio"- not the normal accessory radio for the 1949,'50 and '51 cars, which I believe were 5 or 6 tube radios. The Crestliner radio was, and is, special radio. The push botton on the far left is on/off, the other 5 are to select stations.The inner bezel on the left can be rotated to select: Speech, Music, Hi Fidelity, and Lo Noise, which show in a window in the face, where stations are indicated; and the knob on the far right can be rotated to tune in a variety of stations. This radio weighs 12pounds! They were made for Ford, by two of the biggest radio companys in the U.S.A, at that time. Regards, Steve Lee
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RICKS2L |
02-17-2021 @ 8:59 AM
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the SFE series is 9/16" long. probably is a 4 amp fuse . The original # would be SFE4
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02-17-2021 @ 4:40 AM
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Check on the web for glass fuse physical sizes such as 3AG. use both the electrical and physical size to order. Many are slow blow or delayed action, I would doubt you want them. 14 A is a large fuse for a radio, you may want to recheck the fuse rating.
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sarahcecelia |
02-16-2021 @ 5:42 PM
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The radio in my 1950 car takes a 14 amp mini fuse.I ordered them by phone at NAPA using the photo and part number on their web site. When I went to pick them up they were the normal 1 and 1/16 inch length fuses! The MINI fuses are about half that length , and a longer fuse won't fit, because it wont allow me to "lock" it in. on the side of the radio. While I was at NAPA to pick them up, I gave the employee their part number for them; and when she looked them up on her counter top computor, much to our surprise, we saw that the standard, and the mini had the same part number!! Question; Where can I get those 14 amp "Mini " fuses for my radio??? "There is a prize for the right answer." A REAL BIG "THANK YOU!!!" Regards, Steve Lee
This message was edited by sarahcecelia on 2-16-21 @ 5:57 PM
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