Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again...

georgehifi
3,099 posts                                                                        01-02-2018 2:21pm

jea48 said:
For all I know it is a picture where the fuse was subjected to an overloaded condition beyond its’ ampere rating for a period of time.

Believe what you want, next time you switch on a high current draw amp, see if you can see the resistive element inside the mains fuse move and bend a little.
That’s why in an amp with no problems, if the old mains fuse mysteriously blows, it’s 99.999% of the time at the switch on surge

Cheers George

You’re drifting from the subject.

Try this type of slo-blo fuse in your power amp/s

georgehifi
3,102 posts                                                                  01-03-2018 12:34am

You’re drifting from the subject.

No, sorry, your confused.

Try this type of slo-blo fuse in your power amp/s

Never ever do this if the manufacturer hasn’t used it, or you may cook many components, instead of a couple if it goes faulty.

Oh well......
Try this type of slo-blo fuse in your power amp/s. It has built in wiggle room.

The fuse wire gets hot and expands when current flows. At high temperatures, oxidation may happen, which weakens the wire mechanically, and may be electrically, too. Switching on/off a load means the wire is bent each time. This stress may cause a blown fuse at some point even when the current never exceeded the threshold."

Oh well......
Try this type of slo-blo fuse in your power amp/s. It has built in wiggle room.

Believe what you want, next time you switch on a high current draw amp, see if you can see the resistive element inside the mains fuse move and bend a little.