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Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!)
A recognized third party testing lab? That’s very funny!You think so, huh? Your ignorance is showing. 
Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!)
Jea48 wrote,"geoffkait said:"The debate here is whether the fuse must be UL listed or not."NO, what is at issue here is if an audio grade fuse, that is being sold to the unknowing consumer, has been tested and listed by any third party testing lab... 
Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!)
geoffkait said:Let’s see, should I use a non UL rated fuse and get better sound or use UL rated fuse and get worse sound? What to do, what to do?lol>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>jea48 responded... 
Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!)
jazzonthehudson,http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/search.mpl?forum=tweaks&searchtext=fuse+direction 
Power Cord Length
The AC power that comes into your home travels great distances and there are hundreds if not thousands of feet in branch circuits throughout your home.What country is n/a? My power comes from the step down pad mount isolation transformer located o... 
Power Cord Length
mazur said:So, the experienced and very knowledgeable electrical engineers at Krell build a $40,000 amp and it comes with a power cord that they tested and know it is absolutely perfect for the amp. Then some sales rep from an audiophile cable com... 
Power Cord Length
Jea48 wrote,"geoffkait, I can understand why you of all people would feel the need to support Nordost cable claims without any theories or testing what so ever to back up what they believe."Huh?! White Paper is my middle name.  I would love to rea... 
Power Cord Length
Just as well you didn’t mention their name.Quote from their site:"What minimum cable lengths do Nordost recommend?The minimum recommended lengths of Nordost cables are as follows: Power cables – 2 meters Analog interconnects – 1 meter Digital inte... 
Isolating Digital Noise, need help.
UPDATE...I spoke to the owner/tech of the only authorized Sunfire service center regarding the grounding design of their amps. He said in a Sunfire amplifier that the chassis, power and signal ground are connected together.But yours is not. Throug... 
Can stabilant 22 be used for power cords and vacuum tubes?
That’s why Deoxit for example is safe to use on tube pins. That’s also why commercial aircraft use it on communications electronics. How much heat are you talking about?  What's the voltage? Here is the typical statement found in an ARC owners man... 
Can stabilant 22 be used for power cords and vacuum tubes?
DO NOT use any type of contact treatment on power tube pins or tube sockets! 
Quicken the burn in time for new speakers by using a cheaper SS amp?
I wouldn’t want to leave a tube power amp left unattended for hours on end. I also can’t see the clock running wasting tube life of the power tubes. Average life of power tubes being around 1500 to 2000 hours.The solid state amp sounds like the wa... 
ground the outlet or not??
bnut311 said:There’s no 60/120V systems in this country.NEC, National Electrical Code.Quote from Link below.ARTICLE 647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment647.1 Scope. This article covers the installation and wiring of separately derived systems operat... 
ground the outlet or not??
Guys - I have the Equi-tech cabinet mount power center with an earth ground- I am about to install the Furutech NCF outlets and someone mentioned to me that I should NOT hook up the ground wires to the Furutech outlet- Just cut it off before the o... 
Isolating Digital Noise, need help.
And I just thought of something. I bought my amp used from a HiFi dealer; it was his personal amp. Could he have lifted the ground for use in his system?Another reason to pull the top cover off the amp for a look inside. **NOTE: Naturally unplug t...