Trying to find a fuse

[Azazel23]

Hey everyone,

First time post here. Have been tinkering with my own electronics repairs in my spare time from time to time over the years.

I currently have an issue with a car stereo backlight. Its a known fault and it seems to be caused by a dead fuse.

An image of the board can be seen http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36878&stc=1&d=1299688984
labelled 2.3A. and discussion of the matter can be found at http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9540

Basically some people have just bridged this with wire, but i would rather replace the component, however i have searched far and wide, but cant seem to find a 2.3A fuse anywhere especially of this size.

I would appreaciate if anyone here may be able to offer some advise on where i could find such a part. Website / supplier / etc?

Thanks in advance
Josh

 

[Azazel23]

Clearer photo taken from same forum thread:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee88/ndeeya/general/P1010151.jpg

 

[(*steve*)]

You should be able to find a 2.5A fuse or similar in a package that is close enough to this to solder it in.

You really should try to confirm it is a 2.3A fuse -- it is labelled as a resistor.

I see that those 2 images are from different boards. That also helps because it confirms that the other digits are more likely to be a date code than an extended part number.

This appears to be a very similar part. However it has poor availability.

Something like this may be suitable. And it's availability is much better.

Make sure the voltage rating is adequate. Also have a look at 1206 size fuses like this as I think that device is smaller than I first thought. Also reasonably available.

 

[trueblue]

A website I have found helpful in searching for particular electrical parts and IC's is mouser.com. They do not have the 2.3A fuse you are looking for but do have a 2.5A fuse which should be an adequate replacement.

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