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In Reply to: RE: AC Fuse orientation posted by Japesgalore on April 17, 2010 at 19:57:53:
As I mentioned below, if ever fuses were directional, if ever it was even audible, the fact that it's AC going through the fuse makes it by definition NOT directional.But let's say you really hear something. Please do this. Ask you girlfriend/wife (or do it yourself with your eyes closed) to choose the fuse direction and put it in.
Listen, for however long you need, even if it's three days. Then have her reverse the fuse, listen for however long you need, and choose which one was which.
Repeat the experience say, 5 times, 10 if you can, but maybe only 3 will be enough.
Based on your description of what you're hearing, (harsh and uncomfortable sound) you should be right about 9 times out of 10.
Except you probably won't be. Then you will have learnt something. On the other hand, if you are right 8 or 9 times out of 10, I will have learnt something.
I think a lot of people lack the intellectual honesty, or more simply the patience, to perform such a test. I've started doing it and believe me, it's enlightening. When I blind-tested myself, and chose the right fuse on my first try, I almost stopped the test right then because the differences were soooo obvious.
On the second try I attributed those exact same amazing differences, which I heard again... to the wrong fuse, the stock one.
As I said, we can HEAR things that don't exist. We don't "imagine" them, our brain actually creates them, so we HEAR them. I'll always remember buying Totem Beaks for a pair of Mani2s years ago. The salesman demonstrated them in the shop and Wow! I bought them immediately.
I came home, installed them, nothing. I tested them with friends, nothing. That taught me a lot about perception and psycho acoustics.
I don't think the answer "lies in some aspects of the science and electricity humans have yet to touch on", but mostly on matters of perception.
So please do a blind-test, it's the only way to judge these things and make our hobby move forward.
JB
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Follow Ups
- RE: AC Fuse orientation - jbcortes 01:13:56 04/18/10 (3)
- RE: AC Fuse orientation - Japesgalore 08:29:13 04/18/10 (2)
- RE: AC Fuse orientation - Sebrof 14:52:09 04/18/10 (0)
- RE: AC Fuse orientation - jbcortes 09:19:22 04/18/10 (0)
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