A fuse holder comprises body halves. A first body half comprises a wall having a fuse cavity formed therein, a first channel formed therein and extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the first body half, and a second channel formed therein and extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the first body half. A second body half comprises a wall having a fuse cavity formed therein, a third channel formed therein and extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the second body half, and a fourth channel formed therein and extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the second body half. The first channel and the third channel mate together and form a first fuse lead guide path, and the second channel and the fourth channel mate together and form a second fuse lead guide path.

A fuse element includes: a low-melting-point metal layer; a high-melting-point metal layer provided over at least one surface of the low-melting-point metal layer; and an intermediate layer disposed between the low-melting-point metal layer and the high-melting-point metal layer. Each of the high-melting-point metal layer and the intermediate layer is made of a metal that is liquefied by contacting a molten form of the low-melting-point metal layer. The high-melting point metal layer is made of silver or an alloy comprising silver as a main component thereof. A melting point of a material constituting the intermediate layer is higher than a melting point of a material constituting the low-melting-point metal layer and lower than a melting point of a material constituting the high-melting-point metal layer.

A device including a conductive path for passing electric current. The device including a terminal and a spring fuse. The spring fuse is connected in the conductive path and is electrically connected to the terminal. The spring fuse includes a fixed base, an extension spring connected to the fixed base at a first end, a power path connection connected to the extension spring at a second end, a plurality of fuse pads, and one or more solder joints configured to connect the power path connection to the plurality of fuse pads. The one or more solder joints are configured to melt when a temperature of the one or more solder joints exceeds a threshold value. The power path connection is configured to retract toward the fixed base when the temperature of the one or more solder joints exceeds a threshold value.