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My Panasonic MC 468 has suddenly gone dead. Plug,fuse,flex, switch are fine and the motor brushes are serviceable. There’s no ominous smell of cooked windings etc so I suspect the thermal fuse. (Will take it out and test to confirm)
Looking online it seems this part has now been discontinued by Panasonic but it seems a shame to scrap a perfectly good machine for the sake of a fuse.
Would it be possible to source and fit a generic thermal fuse of the appropriate heat range and amperage?
Re: Generic Thermal Fuse?
Hi: If you can get to the thermal fuse & find it’s rating then yes you could find a replacement thermal fuse. Try somewhere like: http://www.cpc-farnell.com
Re: Generic Thermal Fuse?
Many thanks
Yes, will give CPC a go – I’ve used them before.
The existing one is within a sleeve in the wiring leading to the motor. I’ll pull it apart and see if there’s a temp value marked.
Re: Generic Thermal Fuse?
I may be mistaken, but i believe these are not usually fitted with a thermal fuse.
I think its like the fuse that VAX seems to love fitting to their machines, its a glass type fuse which usually only blows if the motor is drawing to much current Its a glass tube of sorts… Only ever replaced 2 in the last 18 months though!
Martin
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