The beauty of bypassing the fuse block is that it requires no permanent, irreversible mods (at least it didn't on my Tympani T-IVa). Just move the internal wires. Even if you very slightly enlarge the binding post holes to fit Cardas posts, the stock posts may be reinstalled, no harm done.
How to fuse bypass in Magnepan 1.7i
Anyone bypassed the fuse on a 1.7i specifically? I read that it's a simple move of the wires but this wasn't the case for me. As you can see in the first photo, the yellow wire connector is stamped to the fuse box, and the yellow wire crimped on pretty tight. I gave it some decent force and it wasn't budging.
I've also heard the Cardas small post works fine, but again this wasn't the case for me. The Cardas post was slightly too large in diameter for the Magenepan wire connector to fit over.
Anyone who has done this and could offer some guidance as to how you accomplished it?
Thanks in advance!
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@bdp24 On the Magnepan 1.7i, it does require an irreversible mod. You have to cut the yellow wire going to the fuse block, and then resolder it to the post. |
The yellow wire is connected to the fuse block via quick disconnect terminal, what you need is use a pliers to pull it out from the fuse block.
Then install a male connector ( you might need to enlarge the hole to fit into the binding post ) on the binding post that was soldered with black wire and push in the yellow wire.
That's it !!! The fuse is bypassed now, It's that simple.
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Thanks @imhififan ! I tried getting the spade connector off but will give it a hold with pliers. Need to source some male connectors as well. Will report back! |
If the black wire and the yellow wire are using same size female connector, and if you want to bypass the fuse and jumper/attenuator altogether, you can use a 3 way adapter to connect both black and yellow wire to the upper negative binding post. 3 WAY ADAPTER, DUAL MALE TO SINGLE FEMALE, QUICK DISCONNECT
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