Wasn't gonna post this...

[Gazjam]

+1 (again)

At the time I encouraged that it was 'ok' to replace fuse with copper bar as I wasn't soldering anything in, what I was doing was easily reversable.
My choice though at the end of the day.
In hindsight though...


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Some sagely wisdom from someone I trusted with electrical advice on my own kit..
What makes it worse, was asked to run my kit without a fuse with no concern for my kit blowing up, but as a "test" to find out re: the SR fuse if I was a liar, shilling for God knows who..or deluded.

Speaking about my specifc piece of kit:
Even if there is no protection, no CU trip, no fuse, then the coil winding of the transformer becomes the fuse and it would open circuit very quickly, but would get very hot in the process but not enough to flame or damage anything just some smell and maybe a little smoke looking at the transformer spec. It would have to be replaced anyway so no difference.

Sure,
no bother I'll do that, dont mind a little smoke here and there!
And I'll buy my used car somewhere else thanks.