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It will work but will not protect the circuit as it should. By design, the circuit should have a maximum of 13 amps, but with the larger fuse in place, currents of 14 and 15 amps can occur without blowing the fuse, and this flow could damage parts of the circuit.
It would be much safer to use a lower value, which would lead to more blowing of the fuse but no damage to the circuit being protected.
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not smart to do it cant carry the load of the circuit it will blow. in emergency maybe but never go with a higher rating
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Yes, but it may blow if the load draws more than 10 amps.
If your fuse box supports 20 amp fuses can you replace one current 15 amp fuse with a 20 amp fuse?
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