Fuse Direction Fix - pictureguy - Tweakers' Asylum

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Fuse Direction Fix

Some comments on another fuse thread made a certain sense to me.
Power coming to your gear is AC. This to ME means that if a fuse can be considered a directional sensitve device, that 1/2 the time it is wrong and 1/2 correct.
And flipping it won't help.

I HAVE THE CURE.

A pair of fuses Each of the 'correct' value. A pair of Diodes of sufficient current capacity for the device to be fused. Anode / Cathode of the diode face in OPPOSITE directions and in series with one fuse each. Each pair is now parallelled so the AC flows thru only one fuse at a time and in opposite directions.....
I suspect a very small capacitor here somewhere to 'deglitch' the device......Or maybe use some kind of FRED?

When listening for directionality? Change direction of BOTH fuses at once. Or maybe just test-away. But in any event, SHOULD a fuse be shown to be 'directional'? This should provide some relief and a way to check.
Too much is never enough

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Topic - Fuse Direction Fix - pictureguy 16:46:38 01/28/23 (15)

Quick Study - why direction matters in an AC circuit - geoffkait 07:30:32 06/15/23 (4)

RE: Quick Study - why direction matters in an AC circuit - sony6060 05:33:58 06/17/23 (3)

Direction of fuse in AC circuit - geoffkait 04:06:39 07/11/23 (0)

RE: Quick Study - why direction matters in an AC circuit - KanedaK 21:56:49 07/10/23 (0)

RE: Quick Study - why direction matters in an AC circuit - geoffkait 07:18:23 06/17/23 (0)

Congratulations! - amandarae 12:45:44 01/29/23 (9)

Rectifier - AbeCollins 20:03:05 01/29/23 (8)

RE: Rectifier - Davey 20:12:23 01/29/23 (7)

RE: Rectifier - gusser 11:29:48 02/03/23 (4)

RE: Rectifier - pictureguy 11:55:15 02/03/23 (3)

RE: Rectifier - Davey 21:29:08 02/03/23 (1)

RE: Rectifier - pictureguy 20:41:22 02/26/23 (0)

It's not really a problem. - gusser 12:03:00 02/03/23 (0)

RE: Rectifier - sony6060 07:11:26 02/03/23 (1)

RE: Rectifier - Davey 10:36:00 02/03/23 (0)

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