I got a second hand lamp and it didn't work even when I changed the bulb. Then I tried changing the fuse in the plug, but the fuses I have had at home for years may be old ones, in fact they may be dud!. Is there any way of testing them to see if they still work? Every time this happens I buy new ones but the ones that are left over go in the box with the others and I don't know which work and which don't! Yes I know the system I have is useless, but if I could just test them all!?!
2007-03-25 19:20:38 · 13 answers · asked by Norah B 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
take a 9V battery ant put it on ur toung then bridge it w/ teh fuze and see if it still tickles ur tound, if theres no tickling u got a busted fuze
2007-03-25 19:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Swap all your suspect ones, one at a time in the plug of a lamp that you know is working. If the lamp works the fuse is ok. Throw away all the old ones, and put the original back into the lamp plug. Make sure that you use the correct fuse rating, usually 13a brown and 3 amp red, but also 2/5/10 amp are available. Make sure they are good quality, they should be marked BS1362, and the amperage.
You can also buy a simple fuse tester in most electrical shops or Maplins, only about £2.00
2007-03-26 03:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fuses don't get old and quit working. They're either good or they're not.
You should be able to look through the clear portion of the fuse and see if the filament is solid, or burned. They are designed to "blow" (melt) in the middle where they are the thinnest. If the filament is solid, the fuse is good.
If you have a second hand lamp that doesn't work, plug something that DOES work into the same plug and see if that item works. If it does, then you may have a bad plug on the lamp, broken wire on the lamp, bad light socket on the lamp or even a bad switch.
Maybe that's why it's second hand.
2007-03-26 02:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by Sarge1572 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There should be a clear window in the fuse, with a little gray band in it. If the band, which is the fuse, is broken, or burnt looking, the fuse is bad. If you don't have the kind of fuses that have the band, take them to a hardware store to have them tested. It should be free. DO NOT swith fuses around! You may well blow them, or get hurt, if you choose the wrong receptacle. Next time, try to buy breakers that are used in the old fuse receptacles. And save up to get your electrical updated.
Best of luck!
2007-03-26 12:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by joopster8505 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Test the fuse in something you are sure is in working order.
I took a lamp to bits one day, changed the fuse, the plug, and rewired the top bit, only to find out the new bulb i had used wasn't working!!!! LOL
2007-03-26 05:06:13 · answer #5 · answered by rainbowarrior73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first make sure the light bulb is working then test your fuses by putting them in the same plug if the light does not come on discard that fuse and put another one in the plug if it works put it back in your box do this with all the fuses you have, no matter if they are 3 or15 amp. its only a fuse test when you have finished make sure you only use a 3 or5 amp for the light, 13 amp for all other appliences central heating is also only 3 amp and that is important.
2007-03-26 04:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mr T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find the nearest outlet and plug a lamp into that. then find the fuse circuit that connects to that plug. from there test each fuse. whatever fuse makes the lamp turn on place it back in the box. the ones that don't toss it.
place the fuse in a dry area someplace easy to find and that it will not fall.
2007-03-26 02:26:39 · answer #7 · answered by ty808 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuse tester costs hardly Rs 30/- in any electrical stores. Or the ol'school way of touch and feel works 100% :)
2007-03-26 02:24:37 · answer #8 · answered by CM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the fuse out of something you know is working !!
2007-03-26 02:23:32 · answer #9 · answered by nicemanvery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a fuse tester at the hardware store for a few bucks.
2007-03-26 02:23:31 · answer #10 · answered by USMarine Dad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get something that is working properly...take good fuse out..then try old fuses out..ones that don,t work in the bin..ones that do..put to the side..
2007-03-26 02:25:43 · answer #11 · answered by rusty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋