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Fuse for Power Inlet
rollo:
Why do we need this fuse at the IEC ? Had a 211 tube blow, caps blow up. That fuse never failed. Is it for surges ?
Anyway with these expensive fuses out there which sound different why not just put in a copper rod instead. Then no throttle effect, meaning going from 10ga wire to a tiny fusible link.
Well I did and the results were impressive. Dynamics increased, quieter, more info overall. A UL requirement maybe that we do or do not need. ????
charles
_Scotty_:
Theoretically, if there were a big enough short to ground and or a fire then the fuse would blow.
Have you tried successively bigger fuses than the stock value until you could no longer hear a difference
between a fuse and the copper bypass wire. It might be possible to substitute a large fuse for the
copper "rod" and still maintain some measure of protection in the even of a
high current dead short or a fire.
Scotty
rollo:
In my DAC yes. A 5A instead of 1A. Sounds better to me than 1A fuse. Next up slug it all.
charles
P.I.:
I came across this today. A safe way to replace that pesky fuse.
Swiss Digital Fuse Box
https://verafiaudiollc.com/
GDHAL:
--- Quote from: rollo on February 14, 2023, 09:06:32 AM --- In my DAC yes. A 5A instead of 1A. Sounds better to me than 1A fuse. Next up slug it all.
charles
--- End quote ---
Inserting a fuse of greater amperage capacity than specified by the manufacturer exposes the gear that the fuse has been inserted into to damage outside of any warranty, and indirectly creates a fire hazard. May sound better (likely placebo effect though) but unwise nevertheless. :nono:
Best.
Hal
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