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Most times the carbon core disintegrates over time and use. You might see a small burn mark on the fuse box. I had one where the fiber part of the cartridge completely disintegrated. You might also see bluish discoloration on one or both of the end caps.

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Q: Why would 60 amp cartridge fuses burn out and start to melt The circuit fuses are not blowing out first and this almost resulted in a fire Any ideas what the problem could be?
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