Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it?

@nonoise

A bit more education for you and the fuse worshippers.

Below is a power supply designed by Nelson Pass for a few of his amplifiers. Notice the ample use of thermistors in his circuit to perform inrush current protection. In addition, look at the stability resistors in series on the secondary side of his supply.  Examine and understand that the thermistor in series in the AC circuit is almost equal to many fuses in series, as far as the resistance is concerned.

https://www.passdiy.com/project/articles/burning-amplifier-1

@cakyol ,

Silly boy, I don't worship anything so talk like an adult (that's a sign that you're losing the argument, which there has been many...again folks, check out the past threads).

I don't read schematics and designs. Not anywhere near versed in it. Doesn't matter a whit. I use my ears. Have you ever tried to listen to a fuse, just for sh*ts and giggles? I did, and there is a difference. Cheap and easy enough a thing to do instead of banging your head against the wall.

All the best,
Nonoise

"I use my ears...."

As I said before, a visit to an audiologist will help :-)

Your forehead must have some major calluses.😃

The fuse is the entry point for electrical noise to enter and to have shear wave energy  generated and regenerated inside a glass pulsating distortion capsule. This interfering shear wave energy goes onto influence every signal in the chain and beyond.

Open your  brain.

Tom