bob replied:

Coops, my engel ss80 which has the same motor as the 60 litre uses a 10 amp fuse.

Mr Z replied:

the fuse in the engel is a thermal fuse, not a standard one, so probably worth getting an engel fuse unless you can find something similar

Nudenut replied:

use a standard 10 fuse
the engel thermal fuse is only absolutley neccessary if you have crapy connections which will er may cause excessive voltage drop should they get warm.....and IMO the thermal fuse itself could also be a cause of the plug getting warm
make sure all the connections are tight and check plug to see how warm it gets....
if not hot then all should be okay......
i got caught out a couple of months ago and had to use a bit of alfoil...just make sure that what ever you are plugging it into is fused ...but most people have a spare 10a glass fuse or do they cause they have a late model vehicle which uses those other fancy ones......

ps wont tell you where this info came from.......but i give a clue.....he is a service agent for well known fridge starting with E????

Glenno replied:

I think the thermal fuse on the Engel is a crock of you know what.

I bought an Engel female socket to wire into my electrical system (it accepts the engel cord from the fridge). I take the engel cord (from the fridge) and unscrew the front which exposes two prongs which then become the plug. This alows the cord to be screwed into the socket and wont allow it to vibratre loose. By removing the cigarette plug off the front removes the thermal fuse also. Interesting to note that the socket I purchased to wire inline, only includes a standard 10amp fuse, not a fancy thermal fuse. And it was a genuine Engel brand.

So food for thought.