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

Hi Everybody, I am new to this Forum. Please clarify that,

Will there be any 'Arrow' mark in a fuse holder to show

the direction to fix a fuse? Will all type of fuses have

'Arrow' mark? I need the advices to upgrade the fuses.

In one of a forum, I read the following 'Message'as follows:-

"The fuse has to be parallel to the overall direction of the sine waves coming from the wall socket and into you audio gear. If they enter at an unusually steep angle, the top (or bottom) peaks and throughs will get clipped off or attenuated and you will get jagged or almost square waves in you signal. The resulting SQ will be harsh and grating to the ears. Prolonged usage may damage the speaker coils as well."

So, friends,please give me a clear picture to replace a

'fuse' in my Preamp and DAC. Thank you.

Regards,

Rhapsodi.
rhapsodi
musicnoise
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Most manufacturers do not put an arrow on the fuse holder because the polarity of the sine wave coming out of the wall socket depends on (1) whether you are above or below the equator and (2) the position of the planets at the time that you change the fuse. For example, when Saturn is in quadrature with Mars, the fuse should point toward the component but the reverse is true when in Uranus. These facts must be considered or you would only be guessing at the polarity of the sine wave coming out of the wall. Then there is chaos theory which can only be dealt with via control theory and of course the principle points of interest there are at 86 and 99 Hz, with the first being most important and often referred to as the MAXWELL equation SMART point. Audiophilology is extremely complex, much more than anything that NASA ever deals with. Hope this helps.
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stanwal
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I searched long and hard for the source of the quote in the original post and finally found it. It is on page 963 of THE FENG SHUI OF FUSE HOLDERS by Hugh G. Lyar [sec. ed.]. Seriously, I have known audiophiles to obsess over fuses; a friend substitutes MAGNETS for his fuses, others use lengths of exotic wire. Of course these give no protection but that is life on the cutting edge. I defected to the blunt side years ago myself.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Stanwal, I had a guy send me the magnets to try. I did and heard no benefit. I assume you tried changing directions before you went over to the blunt side?
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sebrof
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I don't know how some of you guys sleep at night knowing full well that statistically 50% of your resistors were installed backwards at the factory.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Sebrof, could be that resistors don't matter that much. It also could be that some companies check wire pull direction and resistor direction before assembly. Resistors would be easy to do consistently given their markings.

I don't know how some stick with the limited understanding of EE so close-mindly. I still remember in EE classes that engineering faculty want to "stick with the formulas regardless.
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