The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
@nonoise Here is another video of a fuse manufacturing machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47mBkCTWQJs that shows the element soldered to one end cap first. If SR thought directionality were so important it seems they could mark the end cap that the element is first soldered to, maintain one directionality of the wire, and then basically, Bob is your uncle. I can't believe SR would risk having up to half of their $150 fuses being returned for not working as advertised when the only problem is that the fuse should be turned around. Notice the end result is a purple fuse....I hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag on the color of the new SR fuse.....did anybody say $200? |
Good idea OP - buy the fuse, try the fuse, 646 hours, turn it around, 646 hours, return it, receive/install replacement, 646 hours, turn it around, 646 hours, and then, and only then, if you don't like it you can return it for your refund. I have like 18 fuses in my system, so I should be able to have my fuses squared away sometime before 2020. I think I need an owner's manual. |
geoffkait - "Gdhal, would it be safe to say you’re experiencing another one of your Deadhead acid flashbacks?"gdhal "Possible. Admittedly, I suspect my mind isn't always as "normal" as it would have been had I not "experimented". gdhal, you're in good company here." Geoff, "...Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood. " Just a wild guess, but I'm pretty sure none of them would have used their intellectual curiosity to argue if wire, or fuses are directional. Turning the tables a bit, they probably would think anyone who does as much as you might have a "bit" of problem that a hit or two of acid might just help. You know, to turn you in the right direction.. |
georgehifi "BTW Jetter, had a quick look at your fuse "snake oil" posts, and it seems you are neither yay or nay, are you a fence sitter on the subject, is this right or did I miss something?" I am a fence sitter only because of the number of people whose opinions I respect claiming to hear a difference with their new fuses. On the other hand, I think that the wild claims that a fuse is like a new component are over the top. Intellectually I don't think that the little 1/2" fuse wire can make an audible difference in the 100s of feet of wire a component has and my choice is to spend my money on new (or NOS) tubes. Also, while I understand that wire is "drawn" through dies to achieve different sizing, I don't think any directionality this imparts would result in an audible difference, especially in a fuse. And then there's the alternating current argument. Last, my system is pretty laid back, I live in what most on here probably would consider the country. I can picture a number of posters buying every new piece of equipment and upgrade of gear with the goal of ultimate resolution, and spending hours training their ears and brains to differentiate tiny differences in sound. So I consider it possible that they may hear differences most others may not, it not being a priority. |
