Sonance doesn't have any... they said to try Parts Express or another supply house, but I'm not seeing anything there that looks like it would fit the bill. It's the fuse for the external keypad power supply, not the main power (although the fuse holders looked the same).

Anyone know what exactly I should be searching for, or even better, has one laying around I can buy?? :)

Got a photo?

No, that would have been too smart on my part.

Do you know what the fuse model is? If you know that then you can more than likely get the holder and housing for the fuse, you may need to replace the housing on the DAB.

I had a customer that had a Crestron unit ship without the fuse or fuse holder (he purchased it on Ebay) and Crestron shipped me a fuse, holder and housing however the holder didn't fit in the installed housing so I had to replace the housing as well.

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So, you need the screw in cap for the fuse holder on the right hand side of this image? (Item # 40)

Item #38 actually. I think it's the same as #40 though. 38 is the 12Vdc 1A for the external keypad power supply (possible internal as well?) and 40 is the 120VAC fuse on the incoming power.

Also, might not matter, but the pic shows a philips head on the fuse holder. The actual unit's fuse holder has a straight notch in it, and you only rotate it about 1/8th of a turn to lock it in.

Why do you need a replacement fuseholder? Did someone smack the old one with a hammer? The cap is missing? Something else? The actual solution might vary depending on the actual situation.


Right, it's #38. The fuse description is the starting point for this. The description of #38 says 5x20mm, which I think is a GMA fuse.

Locate an electronic parts supply house. There used to be more than there are now, but there must be one within driving distance. Or this is the time to lean on the friendship you have with a repair company.

Take the unit in, carefully slap it down on their glass counter, and tell them you need THIS fuseholder. Point. Remove the cap, if you have it. Be ready for them to ask you why you need a new one.

I recently had to replace the cap on a GMA fuseholder on a 110 to 220V converter, and I thought no problem -- I got another fuseholder that looked the same, then went to screw it on -- it didn't fit. I need to take out the old fuseholder and put the new one in. You can't count on fuseholders that look the same to be the same.

Where are you seeing the 5x20mm dimensions?

The issue is there are two metal tabs that lock the fuse holder 'cap' inside the chassis, and they are broken, so there's no way to lock it in place...

From my repair days, I can say that you likely will just have to get one from Parts Express, Radio Shack, or wherever, that is close to the original, then unsolder/remove the old one and replace. The new one likely will be physically different but hopefully close enough to avoid major chassis modification.

[Link: parts-express.com]

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If these guys cant get the exact replacement, im guessing there is a little soldering in your future.

Ugh. This is gonna be fun. Thanks guys

Before I read down to where someone posted the back panel illustration, I downloaded the manual and looked at it. The dimensions were given in the manual, but I can't tell you where.


So, yeah, the thing has to be unsoldered and replaced. If I were you, I'd take it out, take measurements, take a photo or two, and use MS Paint (because you don't need a graphics program any more complicated than that) to label dimensions on the photo.

Of great importance is whether the mounting hole is circular or a D shape, that is, flat on one side. I recently bought a 5/8" dia D type fuseholder and had to glue the damn thing in because you need a punch to make that hole!