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So done with audiophile fuses

The journey started with a medium priced ($50) fuse in my power supply.  A failed rectifier tube blew that one out.  Not a fuse problem.  Next up was a blue fuse in my pre amp.  It blew and was not caused by a pre amp problem.  Apparently they sometimes are more sensitive and it was replaced by an orange fuse two values higher.  Things were going along fine.  I replaced the pre amp with a newer version of the pre amp and it has the same fuse value.  Five months latter (today) I turn on the pre amp and nothing.  it's a five month old pre amp so I suspected that it was the fuse.  Sure enough, I replaced it with a ceramic Littelfuse of the lower correct value it works fine.  No more wasting my money on unstable fuses for me.     
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edgewound
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invalid177 posts05-14-2021 5:38pmWhat you are espousing is modern day blood-letting. Not very good practice. Have we not learned anything through the sciences? Or has everything just gone back to how you feel about it?

Explain to me how my comment about an insurance company paying a claim is bloodletting? Your mind works in mysterious ways.

Using a different, higher value fuse to get better performance from an amplifier is stupid. You might burn your house down...from what we have learned through electrical engineering.

Is that understandable to you? It's not that hard to figure out if you're actually paying attention.
invalid
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Using a different, higher value fuse to get better performance from an amplifier is stupid. You might burn your house down...from what we have learned through electrical engineering.

I never said to use a higher value fuse, I said the insurance company would still pay. 
edgewound
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You condone lying about it.

invalid
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You condone lying about it.

I did not say to lie, I said what if you were new to audio and bought a used amp that had an aftermarket fuse of a higher value. That's not lying if you didn't know. 
edgewound
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You implied it by your "what if" scenario. It's OK...you don't mind fraud when it comes to high-end audio. Who's gonna know...😉😉?
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