Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it?


Hi All,

instead of using a "gourmet" fuse in certain situations, I want to bypass the fuse entirely with a solid piece of metal. I also want to avoid soldering-in a piece of wire in the fuse’s place.

Are there solid pieces of silver or copper, the same size as a fuse, that i can swap into a fuse holder?

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I don't see what hardwiring your power amp into a junction box in the wall is such a bad idea? Commercial / industrial equipment often does this. Especially the monster solid state amps that need their own dedicated 20 amp circuits. In fact, why not make those amps 240 volts & then they would draw a lot less current too.  The units could come w/ a heavy duty pigtail wire connected w/ your specified length & have your electrician hardwire it if you don't feel comfortable doing so yourself. When you spend $50 - $100K or more on an amp, what's the big deal? 

This would alleviate two different connection points (wall outlet & amp plug) & would have to affect the sound quality as most everything does in a high end system. 

@jonwolfpell 

That is actually a great idea.  As long as the amp is not a class A amp, it can be permanently left on as well, which will avoid inrush current damage, in case the amp is not protected against it.

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Bad idea.

The fuses are there to protect your equipment. 

Get a decent fuse in there. Ignore the statements from the highly educated cakyol about fuses and certainly do not pay heed to his justification of hardwiring your amp to the circuit breaker. Dumb, dumb, dumb… There are many here who re-fuse (see what I did there) to try and see if a better fuse does what they claim. Refuse to try because they don’t believe it. Not willing to try. Why? Because they just know… And then, if there is a sonic difference, they will come up with a mountain of other reasons why it sounds better. The same folks who can only accept a ruler flat system, with zero THD and infinite SNR. Because, that’s what the numbers say.

 

Sorry, what was the post about?

Right. A solid fuse. Bad idea.