Will there be any 'Arrow' mark in a Fuse holder?

I'm pretty sure I'm on the verge of looking for a new hobby.
Rrog

I feel exactly the same way when I read some of these posts. No offense to Davehrab, but things like the quote below can drive me to the edge

[quote}On a slow blow or time delay fuse with the springy thing in one end ... it may matter as the springy thing is meant to cushion the incoming current rush{quote]

Rhapsodi -- As you can gather from the preceding responses, whether or not the orientation of audiophile-oriented replacement fuses is sonically significant is a matter of, um, some controversy. Whatever the case may be, though, the statement you quoted is complete nonsense. You will not damage your equipment if the fuse is installed in the "wrong" direction.

Why not try it both ways yourself, and report your findings as to any sonic differences you may perceive?

Of course, for your assessment to be meaningful you'll have to be careful to allow enough time for the equipment to warm up properly following being shut down for the fuse reversal, while not allowing so much time that extraneous variables may come into play. Such as changes in ac line voltage or ac line noise conditions; changes in room temperature; changes in ambient emi/rfi conditions (perhaps caused by digital equipment elsewhere in the house being turned on or off); differences in volume control settings; on-going burn-in or aging of system components; the vagaries of aural recollection; the fact that additional detail may be perceived upon a subsequent listening to given source material that was not perceived during a previous listening, even when nothing has changed, etc., etc.

Best regards,
-- Al

Another site of interest(especially beginning at the last paragraph of page 2): (http://www.xtremecables.com/PDFsMisc/Furutech_Fuses_User_Testimonials.pdf)

I'm pretty sure I'm on the verge of looking for a new hobby.

A bit of info here, at least about Furutech and Hi-Fi Tuning fuses:(http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/net/net.html) (http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1261938237)

I have never heard it said that Audiophile fuses have direction and I haven't seen arrows on them either. How are you suppose to know which way the arrow is to be pointed if there was one. Please explain why YOU think they are directional; "They" can say anything. They question wasn't whether fuses can make a difference but whether the orientation made a difference. Even in the unlikely event that it did I don't see how it could be predicted in advance if the construction of the fuse is symmetrical.

I agree with MoFi in that the fuse does make a difference. Maybe not in all systems but I used the Furutech in my LS26 and noticed improvment. It makes sense, if the A/C cable is upgraded why would all that expense stop at a fuse? This is MHO of course and there are so many that would disagree. But have they tried it?

Your components power supply fuse that is between the wall socket and your component's power supply conducts current in both direction during 1 cycle, because we are using alternating current

The current will flow from the wall through the fuse to the component's transformer ... reverse and then flow from the Transformer back through the fuse to the wall socket to complete 1 cycle

It appears that the current has to flow in and out and through the fuse in both direction to complete 1 cycle ... either 60hz/USA or 50hz/International

With a normal fast acting fuse I doubt that directionality matters or has an effect ... however

On a slow blow or time delay fuse with the springy thing in one end ... it may matter as the springy thing is meant to cushion the incoming current rush

Stanwal, then why there is an arrow? and why it is said

that Audiophile fuses have directional? Why few said

their experiences as they could hear the difference in

sound when they change the direction of the fuse in the

holder?.

I have read, (here in this forum and elsewhere) that the "Audiophile" fuses have a direction. I did finally try one in my preamp. I was the most skeptical of anyone about these fuses. While I did hear a marked improvement, the direction of the fuse made no difference at all.

Your question has crossed into the Zenist territory which is way over my head. But I am eager to learn. Please post update when you come to any conclusion.

I think the quote was someone's joke. Fuses complete the continuity of a single wire. There no reason at all fro them to be directional. I've never seen a directional fuse or fuse holder.

You money will follow that "arrow" right down the drain!!

I can think of no reason for one end of a fuse to be different than the other and have never heard any suggestion that they are directional. The quote sounds like gibberish to me. How does the current know anything about the orientation of the fuse? There would have to be an "arrow" on the fuse itself as well as the fuse holder if they were directional, I have never seen one on either.