Mini fuses look like ato and atc fuses but are much smaller in size.
Ato fuse vs mini fuse.
The regular sized atc fuse is more common than the ato.
Mini apm atm.
This allows you to use more fuses in the same amount of space.
Bussmann makes the atc that also complies with the same iso 8820 3 and sae j1284 standards.
The only difference is it is smaller than an atc fuse in actual size.
The mini fuses were developed in the 1990s.
There are three common blade fuse sizes.
Fuse question maxi blade vs standard ato blade will a 30 amp 12v maxi blade fuse blow under the same conditions as a standard 30 amp 12v ato blade fuse.
It generally cannot be used in a fuse block that is made for an atc fuse as it will not fit in properly.
I have a couple of maxi blade fuses and holders kicking around and am wondering if i can use them to fuse each of my 2 car stereo amps.
The small minis atm mid sized regular atc ato and the large maxis apx.
This allows you to use more fuses in the same amount of space.
The ato fuse is open on the bottom exposing the fuse element between the blades.
There is also a low profile version of the mini the aps which uses the same universal amp colour coding system.
An atm fuse is considered to be a mini fuse and it came out in the early 1990s.
For newer vehicles these fuses protect the additional circuits and onboard electronics without adding bulk.