It did give me a moment for reflection! I've had speaker fuses blow before without other ill-affect but it's always worrying when it happens!Originally Posted by Alex_UK
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It did give me a moment for reflection! I've had speaker fuses blow before without other ill-affect but it's always worrying when it happens!
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Thanks Mark, useful to know.60V AC is equivalent to about 450W RMS 8ohm, i somehow doubt you are feeding them that so the fuse is good
Breaking capacity refers to the maximum voltage it's safe to use the fuse at & guarantee that it won't conduct when it has blown.
The very first 149s didn't have fuses so I'm thankful that mine did or I might have been looking at new tweeters!
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A few years ago, my cosmetically immaculate Radford ZD50 was feeding B&W DM5's (not that loud), when all of a sudden one channel went dead.
The ZD50 had thrown a wobbly and put heavy DC into one speaker. This is despite it's protection devices.
Fortunately, the 2A fuse in the DM5 blew, speaker was fine after fitting a new fuse. Amp still needs looking at.
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