Have you considered a PTC? I have moved to those with my projects because it is so nice to have an automatic resettable component versus a replaceable part. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 9:10 AM, alan smith wrote: > Client has latching relays some distance from the controller and have > asked for a fuse. Typically a fuse would be to protect both the circuit > thats being driven and the interconnect wiring. > > For this relay ive measured a pulse about 12mS and 200mV max across a > .25ohm load so we are seeing a max instantanous current draw of 800mA > > Ive told the client that trying to protect the actual relay coils is not > very effective...just protecting the wires for a short would be useful. > Comments? > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 Glen Wiley KK4SFV "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .