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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  I replaced the pre amp with a newer version of the pre amp and it has the same fuse value.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.     
goose
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Nobody has to lie, insurance companies cover these things 
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nonoise
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For someone called "nonoise", you actually make quite a lot of it :) Ever considered changing your user id ?
You really need to stop obsessing over me: I'm not that into you.

All the best,
Nonoise




nicktheknife
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All I know is that if I payed over $50 for a fuse you could bet that I would hear a difference. More than likely only because I paid too much for a FUSE!

Whenever a tube blew in my old Rogue Model 88 Magnum tube amp one of the fuses for that channel would blow. I’ve had fuses blow during the ferocious t-storms we get here in Texas during Spring.

No way am I going to using a fuse in my equipment rated above the specified rating.
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No way am I going to using a fuse in my equipment rated above the specified rating.


I don't advise it either, I was just making a point that the insurance company does pay claims for situations like this.
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