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Tinned Copper Fuse Wire

1. LT Fuses up to 650 V: Table A—8.1 depictes the fuse wire sizes and their rating as per Indian Standard: 9926—1981 for
fuse wires. The current at which the fuse blows (fusing current) will depend upon the construction of fuse carriers and
bases (see IS: 2086—1993).

Table A-8.1 Rating, size and allowable resistance

Rated current A Nominal diameter mm Tolerance ± t mm Permissible resistance at 20°C ohms/m

Maximum Minimum

6 0.20 0.003 0.5644 0.5250

10 0.35 0.004 0.1834 0.1730

16 0.50 0.005 0.0898 0.0848

20 0.63 0.006 0.0566 0.0535

25 0.75 0.008 0.0400 0.0376

32 0.85 0.009 0.0311 0.0293

40 1.25 0.011 0.0143 0.0136

63 1.50 0.015 0.0099 0.0094

80 1.80 0.018 0.0069 0.0065

100 2.00 0.020 0.0056 0.0053

2. HT and LT Fuses

Table A-8.2 Horn gap fuses for HT side and LT side of distribution transformers

kVA capacity 22 kV SWG (dia. mm) 11 kV SWG (dia. mm) 415 V SWG

25 40(0.122) 38(0.152) 21

50 38(0.152) 33(0.254) 18

63 38(0.152) 33(0.254) 18

100 35(0.213) 32(0.274) 2 × 16

200 32(0.274) 26(0.457) 2 × 15

500 26 20 2 × 12

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