You’ve been told, many times, that the way a fuse holder is shaped doesn’t change over time unless you use a hammer to remove and insert a fuse.The problem is many fuseholders are not exact, but fuses themselves even less so. I've seen many where the end contacts were not concentric with the glass bit, on crooked and the like. Combine that with a holder that is not made perfectly and its really easy to see how shifting the fuse around a bit to get a better fit can affect things. How I do it is to simply measure the voltage drop across the fuseholder, then rotate the fuse until I see the lowest drop. Easy enough for someone that isn't going to zap themselves (which you can do easily enough, so don't mess with the fuse if the circuit is live).
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
I live in California and a couple of weeks ago we had strange lightning storms that started the many fires burning in the State. It also fried the fuse in my Pass XA30.5. I got the amp second hand and it came with a SR Blue fuse. I called Pass and they recommended a very cheap fuse which I ordered and installed. Because I was curious, I took the SR sticker off the old burnt out fuse and found that it was a very cheap SIBA brand fuse underneath. It is clear that SR is either not making the ceramic casing for this fuse or using the SIBA fuse and then doing stuff to it. At the very worst, it's just slapping a sticker on it and charging a ton more
The thing is, I'm pretty sure I could hear a difference for the worse when I installed the cheap glass fuse post lightning storm. Could it be that SR is modifying an existing fuse to make it sound better? Maybe some more technically minded folks here on the forum could help me understand
thanks!
The thing is, I'm pretty sure I could hear a difference for the worse when I installed the cheap glass fuse post lightning storm. Could it be that SR is modifying an existing fuse to make it sound better? Maybe some more technically minded folks here on the forum could help me understand
thanks!
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