Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Thank you for your inputs about the value and margin in black fuses.  I am now experimenting with the direction of these fuses. 

I have been told that SR fuses should be oriented such that the writing on the fuse is in the direction of signal flow (ie looking at the SR label on the fuse, arrow going from S side to R side of the fuse). 

For fuses on AC power line, I am assuming that AC "signal" flows into the equipment thru Live/Line/Hot terminal and out thru the Neutral terminal.

Thus, for fuses on the Live terminal of the input IEC power connector, the S side of the SR marking on the fuse should be towards the Line terminal of the IEC connector.  

For fuses on the Neutral terminal, the R side of the SR marking is towards the Neutral terminal of the IEC Neutral connector. 

Please let me know your comments and if this theory is a proper way to orient fuses.

Alex

For fuses on AC power line, I am assuming that AC "signal" flows into the equipment thru Live/Line/Hot terminal and out thru the Neutral terminal....

... Please let me know your comments and if this theory is a proper way to orient fuses.

Hi Alex,

While energy is of course transferred in the direction from the outlet to the component, the AC hot and AC neutral conductors are involved in that process equally. And the AC current alternates direction in both of those conductors (and also in the fuse), every 8.333 milliseconds for 60 Hz AC, and every 10 milliseconds for 50 Hz AC.

Beyond that, all I can say in response to your question is to suggest that you read my post in this thread dated 10-28-2016, which appears near the middle of the previous page. And note that if the comment by Atmasphere that I quoted in the thread is correct (and he has indicated that he has verified his contention experimentally) it would follow that the existence of sonic differences resulting from changing the direction of a fuse does not establish that fuses are inherently directional.

IMO. (And also, as you’ll see in the comments quoted in the post I referred to, in the opinions of four different experienced designers of well regarded audio electronics). Opinions of other audiophiles, most of whom are not electronics designers, will certainly differ in many cases.

Good luck. Regards,
-- Al

Al wrote,

"IMO. (And also, as you’ll see in the comments quoted in the post I referred to, in the opinions of four different experienced designers of well regarded audio electronics). Opinions of other audiophiles, most of whom are not electronics designers, will certainly differ in many cases."

Thanks for a classic example of the warhorse logical fallacy, the Appeal to Authority.

What is a logical fallacy about appealing to Authority?

If the authority is in fact experts, as it would seem in this case, then the deduction in fact has a greater chance of being true.

Gk you either have a lot of cohunes or are just oblivious. You are the king of logical fallacies. Its a logical fallacy for you to accuse that of some of the most credible folks around.  Clearly the only authority in your world is you.  And you appeal to yourself everyday.