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Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses.

There are 4 fuses in my Odyssey Stratos amp. I recently returned some AMR fuses because they rolled off the highs and lows a little too much for me. Mids were excellent though. Anyway, I'm getting ready to try the Hi-Fi Tuning Classic Gold fuses, as they are on clearance now for $10/ea. Are they any good? However, I have read that they are a directional fuse? Can anyone confirm this? If that is the case, does anyone know the current flow for the Odyssey Stratos? Or, does anyone know how figure out current flow by opening up the top and looking at the circuitry? 


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danvignau
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Would you guys stop hallucinating that your fuses make a difference. If you are worried about it, use a slow blow. Otherwise, temporarily use a larger use. It would conduct more current than either direction as the standard fuse.
If you hear a difference with the larger fuse, simply get in touch with me and I will sell you the best, green magic markered fuses ever made, complete with a balsa inserter/puller that will not warp the filament by grabbing teh glass part too hard. .

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danvignau
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Measure the voltage at the transformer, Theoretically, their could be more than one voltage coming off of different windings. When you find what the 1200 VAC is dropped from by the transformer, multiply that by your rated watts. This answer is the amps, or current. 
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danvignau
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I know, but I think this fuse business belongs with the green CD marker and the $650 wood volume knob. Anyway, the electricity flows from the transformer and caps, toward the output transistors.
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