What direction should Hi Fi tune fuse be installed

"Mapman, how many times must you recite your mantra?"

Until someone acknowledges that there is no direction with AC current so there cannot be a right or wrong.

THis is a fact and valid point. TO ignore it shows a disregard for facts when they stand in the way of one's agenda.

That's not to say that changing direction may or may not make a difference case by case for many reasons already cited ad naseum.

Whoever wants to tread these waters based on speculation alone more power to you.

TBg, you have Machina Dynamica on your side at least, if not anything usable by the people who actually make the fuses.

ALso, why burden people with a directional fuse and provide no useful guidance on which way to instal it in teh first place?

Why not just make it work similarly well both ways and save people the work of trying to figure it out themselves?

I can buy a good quality commercial fuse from many reputable vendors that have no directional connotations for a fraction of the cost.

Directional fuses are a bad idea, period. When I need one, I will buy a good one with the right specs that is NOT directional so as not to have to guess.

Al,

Thank you for taking the time to read through the article and raising the interesting points you do in your post. A technical person, I'm not. :)

That having been said, I do hear differences (a) when introducing after market fuses in the CD player, power amp, integrated amp and speakers that I've tried them in, and (b) when reversing the orientation of same. Why? Not a clue.

A question for you, if I may. You mention not knowing "how a fuse would have any "knowledge" of the direction in which energy is being transferred." Is it possible the fuse is constructed in such a way that it performs better one way than the other.

Just wondering.

Regards,
Joe

"Is it possible the fuse is constructed in such a way that it performs better one way than the other."

That is a very good question!

Mapman, please just go ahead and buy any fuse that works and stop trying to muck up the discussions that other wish to have with more empirical listeners.