What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed

Frogman, thanks very much for the kind comments, which are particularly appreciated as my perception has been that you have one of the best combinations of musical background and audiophile experience extant.

Geoff, please note that the post which I quoted from the "Do You Believe In Magic" thread was written by me, TO Bryon, who was the originator of the thread.

Regards,
-- Al

@Mr G- That was Zen! This is Tao(relax/enjoy)!

Fun reading. No one has made mention of the directionality of wire due to the drawing process. The crystalline structure of copper is aligned a certain way when it is pulled through the die. What I am not sure of, is if the crystalline structure alignment changes when the copper wire is annealed or flexed. This may play some part in the fuse orientation question. The fuse manufacturer buys the wire in spools and so must know the actual direction the wire was pulled through the die. Otherwise, the directional notation on their fuses would be meaningless.

Mt T- The crystalline molecular structure actually forms in a sort of directional chevron formation(ie: >>>>>>), when drawn. The barriers(between crystals) are subject to oxidation and are thought to have a diode effect. I've been wondering (given the much greater complexity of musical wave forms, compared to the ordinary sine waves, used in testing/scientific experimentation), if this might contribute to a sort of Wood Effect, when the signal is subjected to those boundaries. The differences in ambiance, image specificity, etc., that some people(myself included) are able to perceive when speakers are reversed in phase, are as subtle as what some claim for fuse reversal. Again; I've not played with reversing my fuses. I'm just speculating.

How that may work in the case of fuses used in the power supply circuitry; I couldn't say. Perhaps, the multitude of minute diode bridges, somehow has an effect of the AC waveform, in one direction, more than the other. I haven't yet heard anyone mentioning OHNO Continuous Cast wire, in their fuses.