Time lag fuse

A time lag fuse, comprising:

• an insulative housing having first and second ends and an outer diameter of substantially 3 mm;
• a nonconductive core arranged inside the insulative housing and having a length of substantially 10 mm;
• conductive means for withstanding 100 pulses that reach 14 peak amps within 10 microseconds and that will decay to a half-value in 1000 microseconds without damage, said conductive means being wound spirally around the nonconductive core, the conductive means is a wire having a resistance of substantially 3.410 ohms per foot and is wrapped around the core with substantially 120 to 150 turns per inch;
• an end cap mounted on each of the first and second ends of the insulative housing;
• and
• each end of the fuse element is connected to a respective end cap.

A method of making a fuse comprising the steps of:

• spirally winding a fuse element on an elongated nonconductive core;
• threading sequentially on the wound core an assembly that includes a first conductive end cap, a fuse housing, and a second conductive end cap;
• repeating the above-listed threading step until a plurality of assemblies have been threaded onto the wound core;
• soldering the fuse element to each end cap;
• and
• severing the wound core between each assembly.