replying to Bob Jones, Handyfixerupper wrote: Bob, or anyone, I know this reply is a little late (now=Nov. 2017) but you and I are in the same boat so I thought I would pick up an oar. The old style screw in fuses had two types, one where when they burned out & you replaced the fuse, and the other was breaker with a white button reset that you pushed to turn the circuit back on when the circuit overheated or shorted out (on left in picture). The fuse box In my parents (deceased) home contains the newer tamper - proof base (on right in picture). I get frustrated having to purchase a fuse when in the rare instance a fuse blows, especially in the early morning hours when every store is closed. An easy fix to this problem is to remove the tamper-proof base in the panel so I can screw in the older style that has the breaker. I have read the replies to this posting, but I was wondering, now years later, if there is an easier way, ( i.e., with a tool of some sort or an easier technique) to remove the tamper-proof base so I can replace these disposable, newer fuses with the much more economical breaker fuse? I can appreciate the argument that I should go with the new, tamper-proof. However, that is not an option here as I always replace with the same amperage and the older screw-ins, with the breaker button works just fine, plus I have a box of them with the correct amperage.
Anyone, any ideas? Thanks