Just 20 year ago many couldnt conceive that a 3ft powercord swinging off the end of a mile long ac transmission line could improve the sound of ones system..Whats the ratio of length between a power cord and a transmission line.? Whats the ratio in length between a powercord and a fuse?
The glass fuse is a fine line element in series with all the other conductors in an audio system. The fuse element is held in place at either end by the endcaps. To reduce the affects of shear on the overall fuse design all the materials would need to have the same shear velocity. That would mean the element the endcaps and the solder and the enclosure should all be of the same material or at least selected knowing that all these materials have different speeds and their inneraction. The other crucial factor maybe that the element is blunt force impacted by the geometry of the endcap. You will have a polarity of shear at either end of the conductor reflected back into oncoming traffic. Shear changes polarity and becomes more or less reflective with a change in boundary shape and angle. If the shear is reflected in either direction this may explain why fuses can sound better in one direction vs the other. They could offer more or less shear because of production differences from end to end and impurities at the connecting points the impedance would be different and alter direction. Tom
The glass fuse is a fine line element in series with all the other conductors in an audio system. The fuse element is held in place at either end by the endcaps. To reduce the affects of shear on the overall fuse design all the materials would need to have the same shear velocity. That would mean the element the endcaps and the solder and the enclosure should all be of the same material or at least selected knowing that all these materials have different speeds and their inneraction. The other crucial factor maybe that the element is blunt force impacted by the geometry of the endcap. You will have a polarity of shear at either end of the conductor reflected back into oncoming traffic. Shear changes polarity and becomes more or less reflective with a change in boundary shape and angle. If the shear is reflected in either direction this may explain why fuses can sound better in one direction vs the other. They could offer more or less shear because of production differences from end to end and impurities at the connecting points the impedance would be different and alter direction. Tom