A number of years ago I purchased an Aneng AN8008 multimeter for about $17. It’s been a good tool for the price, although these days they seem to cost quite a bit more, probably due to their popularity prompted by an increasing number of positive online reviews. The low cost and portability make it great to keep on-hand for automotive use and really just about any project.
At some point the 10A current measurement stopped working on mine. I probably blew the fuse trying to measure current while working on my car. I searched around but could not find any documentation on what replacement fuse to use. And to make things more confusing, it looks like the AN8008 has been sold over time with various internal designs, featuring different fuse packages!
I took mine apart and confirmed that the fuse was measuring open-circuit. Then I measured the fuse dimensions: approximately 3.6mm x 10mm. The silkscreen mentioned 250VAC and 10A too, so I headed to Digikey to try to find a compatible fuse. I came upon the Littelfuse 0874010.MXEP which met these dimensions but had axial leads coming out either side. My hope was that I could simply cut these leads off and install in my multimeter.
Once my latest Digikey shipment arrived, I took off the 5 screws on the back to access the fuse. After cutting off the leads, the new fuse fit! And just like that, my multimeter’s 10A-scale current measurement capability returned.
