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synergistic research orange blue fuse direction.

Hi, I have two 611s, one 302 and one 452 McIntosh amps, and I just purchased three Synergistic Research (SR) Orange fuses. I also received one SR Blue fuse free with the purchase of the SR blue receptacle. Would someone advise me with some specificity on the directional installation of the Blue and Orange fuse. Again all the amps are McIntosh.

Thanks.
Guy
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georgehifi
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It’s understandable why you are reacting to ’orange’ the way you have been
It’s got nothing to do with it, but I’m sure if I had fuser voodoo skills, I could blame a Orange fuse being in the wrong way that started these insane fires, it’s about as believable as the other things they say an Orange fuses can do.
david_ten
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I trust you, if anyone can, will find a way to. : )
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geoffkait
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George wasn’t like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, he was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere’s a real hero of his and Sting. Sting, the music he’s created over the years, George doesn’t really listen to it, but the fact that he’s making it, he respects that. George cares desperately about what he does. Does He know what product he’s selling? No. Does he know what he’s doing today? No. But he’s here, and he’s gonna give it his best shot. (Apologies to Zoolander)

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cheeg
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OK, I’ve been waiting for someone else to ask the obvious “dumb” question, but since none of you are volunteering, here goes: if it’s an AC signal, why does the directionality matter?
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millercarbon
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georgehifi says 'orange fuse bad.' So I guess TDS really is a thing after all.

But enough of that. Seriously. Enough. Go away!


OP has a serious question:
The S and R on the fuse is located on one end of the fuse. So correct me if I am wrong it is not the vertical rotation of the fuse outside the fuse  receptacle and reinsertion of the fuse,  but the  rotation of the fuse on the horizontal plane while the fuse is in the holder.  Please advise.

The standard with Synergistic is the signal and the writing go the same direction. There's a little round drop of graphene or whatever the secret sauce is, but it doesn't matter which way you rotate that, only flipping the fuse 180 matters. So yeah you had it wrong and now you are corrected. 
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