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greg@cs.washington.edu (Greg Barnes) writes:
: [This is posted for a friend in Germany.  Please do not respond to me,
: but to shiva@mpi-sb.mpg.de.   ---Greg]
: -----------------------------------------------
: I'm in Germany and using my 110V stereo on the 220V supply with a step
: down transformer. A fuse rated 3.15A/125V has blown in my stereo. I
: can't find another with a 125V rating in the local shops. I can get a
: 3.15A/250V fuse, though.
: 
: I was told the following: The voltage drop across a working fuse is anyway
: negligible, and the 250V rating refers to the maximum voltage that the
: fuse will block once it has burned. So the important thing is the
: ampereage that the fuse permits. So it would be okay to replace the
: part with a 3.15A/250V fuse.
: 
: Can anyone tell me whether the above explanation is reasonable? Any
: other advice would be appreciated also.

It is fine. Use the 250V fuse. Many fuses will show something like
3A 125/250V.

Bill