Laptop Blown fuse replacement

[chegueva]

Hello guys.

I have a sony Vaio that has a backlight issue , i found a fuse ( polyswitch 1A / 32V ) on the motherboard side being blown , so i used a wire to jumper to see if it would work and it did.
So my question now :

Do i need exact replacement for this fuse or can i use another normal fuse or even resistor ( low ohms like 5 or something) ?

LOoking forward to your answers. Cheerz

[Duranitron]

Re: Laptop Blown fuse replacement

for me i always use the specified value to protect the unit...my opinion..

[stj]

Re: Laptop Blown fuse replacement

use the right part - it's there for a reason

[chegueva]

Re: Laptop Blown fuse replacement

for me i always use the specified value to protect the unit...my opinion..

Ye i'll get the right value but what about using a normal fuse insteaf of polyswitch

[chegueva]

Re: Laptop Blown fuse replacement

use the right part - it's there for a reason

A polyswitch is a resettable fuse which means once blown it will take a few days to reset if the problem that caused this is fixed and a normal fuse just blows and i have to replace it again.

So if i'm missing something why i shouldn't use a normal fuse or even a current sensing resistor please tell me