Replacing fuse


Would replacing an 6.3A SLO BLO fuse with an 8 SLO BLO fuse be ok? Thanks for any information.
john421
Stubborn cuss, ain’t he? God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason. I don’t subscribe to any fuse or cable manufacturer that doesn’t control directionality. I don’t even care if they’re UL listed or not. Whaddya think about them apples? 🍎 You are free to do whatever you want. Live and let die, I always say.
As long as we're injecting (no pun intended) humour into this thread then I have always felt that slo-blo is the way to go. Yep, nice and slo.....

@falconquest - in response to bumped up fuses.  I did say "generally speaking" and also said "there is a point where it doesn't make much difference".  I have heard definitely improvements on bumping up a 1A fuse to a 2A fuse in a preamp.  Heck, I have even heard improvements in going from 1A to 1.6A.  The sound with the larger 2A just hits with more authority, more power and better resolution.  However, that's the most I will go.  I have seen some preamps that use a higher amp fuse (such as a 2.5A in a Krell Phantom), so a 2A is not out of the ordinary.  Usually, these larger amp fuses make more of a difference in preamps that use Class A circuits because they are such current hogs.  Things that use normal op amps or a small amount of op amps may not benefit as much with the larger fuses.

The difference between 6.3A and 8A is going to be a lot less - probably too small to actually hear a difference.  But there could be a -very- minor improvement.

As far as these NASA comments, either they are a troll or coming from an inexperienced point of view.  NASA will have completely different requirements for their fuses - such as extreme reliability, exact breaking/melting point, ability to support high speed digital circuits, etc.  They will not have the same requirements as far as allowing the voltage into an analog equipment to sound pleasant or with a specific character.

Another comment.  I do not know anyone who will accept a return of a used fuse, except for two:  Synergistic BLACK and Synergistic BLUE.  Anything else you buy is a non-returnable item.
That’s complete hogwash. Almost all fuses come with 30 or sometimes 60 day money back guarantee. One exception is the very latest Audio Magic Ultra Beeswax or whatever it’s called. As for NASA fuses you’re all wet on that one, too. The NASA advanced fuses were discussed a few months back by your humble scribe, who happened to be in satellite operations for NASA for a bunch of years, including pre-launch activities, launch and on orbit operations. Better luck next time. Besides, could 70,000 satisfied aftermarket fuse customers be wrong?