Anyone can read circuit diagram? Want to change fuse

[Arkless Electronics]

Dropped in to this forum after being away a loooong time, checked this thread, and now I have a dent in my office desk from repeatedly banging my head on it...

Welcome back to the wacky world of audiophoolery!

 

[Julf]

Welcome back to the wacky world of audiophoolery!

Thanks! Can't really say I missed it, but it is entertaining!

 

[JensenHealey]

To be fair - most of the audiophoolery threads are quiet right now. This one is a bit 'far out' though....

And welcome back Julf..

 

[Julf]

To be fair - most of the audiophoolery threads are quiet right now. This one is a bit 'far out' though....

And welcome back Julf..

Far out, as in outer space.

And thanks!

 

[Loz828]

If we are going to be pedantic - get the change frequency correct - polarity changes twice every cycle, so the fuse would need to be changed 100 times per second - 100Hz. The same applies hum, flicker etc. on mains - the frequency of the mains is a nominal 50Hz, but most effects are 100 Hz as a consequence.

Mine sounded like rubbish until it occured to me that I was in north America so needed to swap them 120 times a second - oh, and I recommend you wear gloves.

 

[scotty38]

oh, and I recommend you wear gloves.

I'm not having that... There's no way you could change them that fast wearing gloves....

 

[Jim Audiomisc]

No need for gloves *if* you turn the fuses over at each zero crossing. Getting a shock is Nature's way of telling you you're not doing it right. 8-]

 

[Tony L]

Four pages in and no one has suggested just listening if the directionality is so audibly profound as claimed?

 

[stevec67]

It was suggested, on page 1. I'm just checking the polarity of my mains transformer.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

It was suggested, on page 1. I'm just checking the polarity of my mains transformer.

I hope it's right 'cos you wouldn't want to have to unwind all that copper wire and then wind it back on clockwise instead of anticlockwise...

 

[Barrymagrec]

Has it occurred to any of these purveyors of superfuses that they should be offering a different version according to whether the fuse holder is mounted horizontally or vertically?

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Has it occurred to any of these purveyors of superfuses that they should be offering a different version according to whether the fuse holder is mounted horizontally or vertically?

... or different one for the Australian market?

 

[chartz]

I for one use ceramic fuses only: they sound much better than glass ones.
Peter Belt suggested painting one extremity violet improved it further.

Spoiler

Lol

 

[MJS]

Oh don't bring Peter Belt into this. I've seen first-hand the results of his 'treatments'.

 

[chartz]

Oh don't bring Peter Belt into this. I've seen first-hand the results of his 'treatments'.

Sorry then

 

[Jim Audiomisc]

Has it occurred to any of these purveyors of superfuses that they should be offering a different version according to whether the fuse holder is mounted horizontally or vertically?

The 'vertical' one needs to take into account that the Earth's gravitational field tends to mean the electrons will tend to fall to the bottom end of the wire when there is no applied current.

 

[davidsrsb]

Don't forget that the dip of the Earths magnetic field comes into this and as the North magnetic pole is moving rapidly at the moment, you might have to make the fuse holder adjustable.

 

[cobbers]

Don't forget too that the overall magnetic field changes as the earth rotates because of the earth's 'bow wave' and it's interaction with the solar wind.
Of course you could put said item into a mu-metal shield,but then it makes life difficult continually swapping the fuses.

 

[Jim Audiomisc]

The solution might be to keep rotating the entire amplifier so as to 'dither away' all these annoying effects.

 

[cobbers]

The solution might be to keep rotating the entire amplifier so as to 'dither away' all these annoying effects.

Of course!
Sit it on a turntable running at 3000rpm?
3600rpm for 60Hz!