Ansel Sermersheim wrote:

> It's interesting to note that with the maximum resistance, the
> max. power rating on the 1/8W jumpers is reached at only 5A.

  That being the current at which they will *not* fuse.

> They certainly are not specified for fusing, and I wouldn't use them
> as such.

  I'd somehow suspect they would outlive most PCB (signal) traces.
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  Cheers,
        Paul B.