Predictika · Automotive blade fuse orders

An AI sales agent's blade fuse order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for MINI 32V automotive blade fuses: the current rating, the ambient temperature, the circuit voltage and fault current, the plating and the packs. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the figures in the published datasheet and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: MINI series 32V blade fuses (2 to 30 A): derating by ambient temperature, 32 V DC and 1000 A limits, silver or tin plating and UL recognition, and pack quantities. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for the MINI series 32V automotive blade fuses in the public datasheet, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Current and temperature — ten ratings (2, 3, 4, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 A); the datasheet's thermal derating table gives the largest continuous current for each rating at -40, -20, 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 degrees C, and the load is compared with it. A temperature between those columns goes to a person; the operating range is -40 to 125 degrees C.
  • Voltage and fault current — the fuses are rated 32 V DC with an interrupting rating of 1000 A at 32 V DC, so a higher circuit voltage or available fault current is rejected.
  • Plating, approvals and packs — silver-plated fuses (suffixes .WXNV, .U, .H and .L) comply with UL 248 and tin-plated fuses (.WXT) are not UL recognized; packs hold 3,000, 500, 100, 50 and 3,000 fuses respectively, and a stated quantity and a stated allowed current are compared with the model.

Any MINI 32V fuse order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (no public price list was found, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the SHUNT part, other Littelfuse fuse series, terminal and wire sizing, time-current (opening time) selection, and temperatures between the datasheet's columns, which are sent to a person. Assumption: the quantity is ordered in whole packs.

The AI sales agentBuilds the fuse order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A load that must stay under a temperature-derated currentOnly with care
A table of 80 values (rating by temperature) has to be kept as rules or a lookup, and each fuse line has to be compared with the ambient temperature set elsewhere on the order.		The rating and the ambient temperature are in one request and the load is compared with the datasheet table on every call.
Plating that decides whether UL recognition is availableOnly with care
A compatibility rule between the approvals requirement and the plating of the chosen pack, repeated for every pack.		The requirement and the pack are in one request and checked together.
A stated allowed current that disagrees with the datasheetOnly with workarounds
The figure the agent states is a free-entry field, so it takes an extra rule that recomputes the derated current from two other fields.		The stated figure travels with the order and is compared with the table value on every call.
A temperature between the datasheet columnsOnly with workarounds
A table lookup has no value between columns, and a rule must decide whether to round, interpolate or stop for a person.		The order is sent to approval with a plain-English reason instead of guessing a figure.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The continuous load of 1.9 A is above the 1.9 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
2The continuous load of 30.0 A is above the 30 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
3The continuous load of 9.8 A is above the 9.8 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
4The continuous load of 9.0 A is above the 9 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
5UL recognition is required, but the tin-plated version is not UL recognized; the silver-plated versions comply with UL 248.
6The circuit runs at 33 V DC; the fuse is rated 32 V DC.
7The available fault current is 1,001 A; the interrupting rating is 1,000 A at 32 V DC.
8The datasheet derating table lists only -40, -20, 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 degrees C; a person should confirm the allowed current at 125 degrees C.
9The ambient temperature of 126 degrees C is outside the operating range of -40 to 125 degrees C.
10The ambient temperature of -41 degrees C is outside the operating range of -40 to 125 degrees C.
11The datasheet derating table lists only -40, -20, 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 degrees C; a person should confirm the allowed current at 30 degrees C.
12The order has 0 packs; at least 1 pack is needed.
13The quote states 2,001 fuses; the packs ordered make 2,000 fuses.
14The quote states 1,500 fuses; the packs ordered make 2,000 fuses.
15The quote states an allowed current of 13 A; the datasheet derating table gives 12 A.
16The quote states 1,000 fuses; the packs ordered make 2,000 fuses.
17The continuous load of 12.0 A is above the 12 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
18The circuit runs at 48 V DC; the fuse is rated 32 V DC.
19The available fault current is 3,000 A; the interrupting rating is 1,000 A at 32 V DC.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Tin plating and a high load: A 20 A tin-plated fuse order with UL required and a load above the derated current

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (20 A rating, tin-plated, 3,000 per pack (suffix .WXT)), 1 pack, for a circuit in an 80 degree C compartment that carries 15 A continuously on 24 V DC with up to 900 A of available fault current, where UL recognition is required. The quote states 3,000 fuses and an allowed continuous current of 20 A at that temperature. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Load above the derated current. The continuous load of 15 A is above the 14 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
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  • UL recognition not available on tin plating. UL recognition is required, but the tin-plated version is not UL recognized; the silver-plated versions comply with UL 248.
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  • Stated allowed current does not match the datasheet. The quote states an allowed current of 20 A; the datasheet derating table gives 14 A.
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2. Tin plating and a high load: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (25 A rating, silver-plated, 500 per pack (suffix .U)), 6 packs, for a circuit in an 80 degree C compartment that carries 15 A continuously on 24 V DC with up to 900 A of available fault current, where UL recognition is required. The quote states 3,000 fuses and an allowed continuous current of 17 A at that temperature. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3,000 fuses ordered (6 packs of 500); the datasheet allows 17 A continuous at this rating and ambient temperature.
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3. A 48 V bus in a hot compartment: 30 A fuses on a 48 V bus with a high fault current and a hot compartment

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (30 A rating, silver-plated, 100 per pack (suffix .H)), 30 packs, for a circuit in a 100 degree C compartment that carries 20 A continuously on 48 V DC with up to 3,000 A of available fault current. The quote states 3,000 fuses. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Load above the derated current. The continuous load of 20 A is above the 18 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature.
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  • Circuit voltage above 32 V DC. The circuit runs at 48 V DC; the fuse is rated 32 V DC.
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  • Fault current above the interrupting rating. The available fault current is 3,000 A; the interrupting rating is 1,000 A at 32 V DC.
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4. A 48 V bus in a hot compartment: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (30 A rating, silver-plated, 100 per pack (suffix .H)), 30 packs, for a circuit in a 90 degree C compartment that carries 17 A continuously on 32 V DC with up to 1,000 A of available fault current. The quote states 3,000 fuses. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Ambient temperature not in the derating table. The datasheet derating table lists only -40, -20, 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 degrees C; a person should confirm the allowed current at 90 degrees C.
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  • Order summary. 3,000 fuses ordered (30 packs of 100); the datasheet gives no derating figure at this ambient temperature.
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5. A 48 V bus in a hot compartment: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (30 A rating, silver-plated, 100 per pack (suffix .H)), 30 packs, for a circuit in a 100 degree C compartment that carries 18 A continuously on 32 V DC with up to 1,000 A of available fault current. The quote states 3,000 fuses and an allowed continuous current of 18 A at that temperature. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3,000 fuses ordered (30 packs of 100); the datasheet allows 18 A continuous at this rating and ambient temperature.
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6. Stated quantity and allowed current: A 10 A order stating a quantity and an allowed current that the datasheet does not support

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (10 A rating, silver-plated, 50 per pack (suffix .L)), 40 packs, for a circuit in a 40 degree C compartment that carries 8.6 A continuously on 12 V DC with up to 500 A of available fault current. The quote states 2,500 fuses and an allowed continuous current of 9 A at that temperature. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated quantity does not match the packs. The quote states 2,500 fuses; the packs ordered make 2,000 fuses.
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  • Stated allowed current does not match the datasheet. The quote states an allowed current of 9 A; the datasheet derating table gives 8.6 A.
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7. Stated quantity and allowed current: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (10 A rating, silver-plated, 50 per pack (suffix .L)), 40 packs, for a circuit in a 40 degree C compartment that carries 8.6 A continuously on 12 V DC with up to 500 A of available fault current. The quote states 2,000 fuses and an allowed continuous current of 8.6 A at that temperature. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2,000 fuses ordered (40 packs of 50); the datasheet allows 8.6 A continuous at this rating and ambient temperature.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for MINI 32V automotive blade fuses: the current rating, the ambient temperature, the circuit voltage and fault current, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the figures in the published datasheet and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote 3,000 MINI 32V blade fuses (30 A rating, silver-plated, 100 per pack (suffix .H)), 30 packs, for a circuit in a 100 degree C compartment that carries 20 A continuously on 48 V DC. The quote states 3,000 fuses. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The continuous load of 20 A is above the 18 A the datasheet allows for this fuse rating at this ambient temperature. The circuit runs at 48 V DC; the fuse is rated 32 V DC. The available fault current is 3,000 A; the interrupting rating is 1,000 A at 32 V DC.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for a load that must stay under a temperature-derated current, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the ambient temperature to 90 degrees C, the continuous load to 17, the circuit voltage to 32 V DC and the available fault current to 1,000 A.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The three blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: ambient temperature not in the derating table.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the ambient temperature to 100 degrees C and the continuous load to 18. It sets the stated allowed continuous current as to 18.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  18. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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