Why is a Fuse striped ?

Al Manzoli said:

3/4 inch glass fuse , 3.15 amp 250 volt , striped like a resistor , Orange - lt.brown - red - yellow.

Why is it striped ?

This may seem like a dumb question , I D K .

PLEASE ?

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ericgibbs said:

hi,
Look here.
http://highfields-arc.co.uk/constructors/info/fusecolours.htm
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Mike beat me too it...

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