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In Reply to: RE: Help with aftermarket fuse value selection posted by pc123v on August 30, 2015 at 13:31:41
I suppose this is obvious, but the lower than recommended value (0.5A) may blow prematurely or inappropriately, causing loss of an expensive fuse. Using a higher than recommended value (1.0A) risks damage to your equipment, if there is a critical event occurring above 0.8A and below 1.0A. But you said nothing about slo vs fast-blow fuse types. I'd advise you not to use a slo-blow if the recommended 0.8A fuse is fast-blow. That would be asking for trouble.
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Hi Lew...Thanks for your response.Really appreciate it.
Current fuse is slow blow and will be replaced with the same. Read somewhere that tolerances between generic cheap fuses and aftermarket fuses are different...ie....aftermarket fuses are more exact whereas values on generic fuses can deviate up to 20 percent. Your thoughts?
"Ordinary" fuses ought to meet UL specs for accuracy of their labeling. When you think about it, a +/-10% margin for error (which equals a 20% range) is not that bad, assuming that is the UL spec. One would think that boutique fuses, sold as "fuses" of a particular value, also have to meet UL specs wrt that stated value. I don't really know if such fuses are tested by UL, however.
If you give The CableCo. a call (1-800- fatwyre) I'm pretty certain they can answer any
questions you might have about what fuse is right for your CD player !
I recently purchased a Hifi Tuning fuse for my Burson Soloist that made a nice
perk (Along with a Cool Blue cryo-ed power cord & some cryo-ed Nanotech interconnects
from Locus Design ) to this Headphone Amp.
(Hmm... Maybe I should throw some HiFi fuses into the Consonance CD player I just placed
back in service)
Read somewhere that tolerances between generic cheap fuses and aftermarket fuses are different...ie....aftermarket fuses are more exact whereas values on generic fuses can deviate up to 20 percent. Your thoughts?
Maybe you read that from an aftermarket fuse vender?
What you should make sure of is that the aftermarket fuse is tested and Listed by a creditable recognized independent testing laboratory like UL or CSA.
Also if the CDP is still under warranty you may want to check with the manufacture before using a non Listed fuse and a higher ampere rated value fuse. It may void the warranty.
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