DMM HRC fuses on eBay | Buying Quide | 2012 ~ 2025

[Kiriakos GR]

People beware when you search on eBay for HRC fuses, most sellers are true thieves.

And I will give one example.
In the DE-208A multimeter the small Fuse is the SIBA (made in Germany) FF630mA  6.3 x 32 mm,
1000 V (AC/DC),  Very Fast Acting.
Part code: 70 172 40.0.630 (50KA)

This Fuse is made at 2011 from SIBA, and it is unknown even to eBay.
The most close replacement is the SIBA FF500mA.

This Fuse, found to have one retail price close to 2.5$ US
Most sellers on eBay they sell it for 8-10$ US

If you do have a local retailer with honest pricing in Europe, then be my guest to post his web-shop link.
Or any contact information's about the shop it self. 

Example: company name / city / country.

[ElectroElvis]

I have contacted distributor for Austira my country I will let you know what they reply.
I have specified the fuse and part number you wrote above.
Hope there is a shop that I can order directly here. Other that that I also found one shop in Serbia (South Europe and not in EU) they are also "distributor's" for SIBA but they don't provide any e-mail, here is their site and direct PDF to HRC fuses from SIBA they sell.

Site:http://www.elektrokoil.rs/artikli.aspx
PDF catalouge: http://www.elektrokoil.rs/siba/HRC_Fuses_BS_88.pdf
If you found correct one let me know I will contact them, since I do understand serbian language.

Elvis

[Kiriakos GR]

This must be work of karma,  almost two years later,  I do come in this topic so to inform about my own buying experience about getting some spare fuses for my larger multimeter.

My need was about this DMM-B-44/100 Bussmann / Eaton Specialty Fuses 1000VAC/DC .44A
My move of making an offer at eBay, and also by buying quantity of five, this helped my bill to stay at a reasonable number.

[Kiriakos GR]

My order just arrived from Singapore.

This picture other than proving product authenticity, is also a souvenir for me as this is my last order from eBay prior capital control limit which this forced Greek banking system to currently blocking  any PayPal payments for now.

[Kiriakos GR]

Year 2025 about China, in the past 20 years many things has changed to the better in favor of China, and Chinese trade habits these changed too.
There is no need for the most traders at the Chinese region, them to act as copycats of Eaton Bussmann, when they are the biggest customer in the world.
China this buy genuine foreign industrial parts in unimaginable size speaking of volume.
Eaton Bussmann gives them huge pricing discounts, better deals than of what FLUKE and other Small western sellers get (mouser, rs-online, all are tiny ones).

Under this condition nowadays, and with a bit of caution at product descriptions, and by making an offer (for small quantity of six fuses) you may get from eBay approximately 2$ USD per a fuse and free shipping, this is a price with out VAT (local tax).
And I succeed getting six DMM-B-44/100 for 15.01 Euros (VAT included).