Colin B. wrote:
wrote:
Question is: Exactly what risks are there in running an integrated amp
or a preamp sans fuse? I don't care so much about the gear blowing up,
since its old gear anyway. But nor do I want a fire started when I
leave the amp running all night or am not at home. In the case of the
preamp, the casing is solid metal, with the integrated, its a wood
casing. What are the chances of fire and how would it start? What are
the chances of it blowing up and how might that occur? (so far, no
problems!). Is electrical shock a risk with a fuseless amp?
Given your first paragraph, I'm inclined to say that you should accept the
risks and eliminate the fuse. Hopefully it _will_ catch fire, and we'll have
one fewer true believer in the newsgroup.
Don't worry, I'm not trying to take over your little boys club. That's
"little boys" club, and not "little boys club". I would like to take
you up on it, but obviously, I can not "accept the risks" if none of
you ignorant ****s (you included "Colin B"), are able to describe
exactly what conditions would cause a preamp or integrated to "catch on
fire", as you keep alleging. Is this why one of your colleagues
proposed that i use lighter fluid and matches inside my amp? In order
to "prove" how right you are, when it is probably highly unlikely that
either of these two devices will "catch on fire"? And if they do "catch
on fire", given that one of them is in my baby's room, what kind of
stupid SICK ******* are you, that you would want to see a baby DIE?!
You're a pure Asshole, you are.
Now assuming I don't put vials of lighter fluid in the components,
let's see if a true ignoramus like yourself can even name one thing
that is flammable inside an amp and will make it "catch on fire", as
you allege. DO you even know what solder is made of, moron? Try
"metal". Holy cow! That's the same ingredient as what you find in a
fuse! Has it ever occured to you, imbecile, that if the metal wire in a
fuse breaks and shorts the connection, that this is EXACTLY what will
happen to the silver solder wire that I've joined to the two ends of my
fuse holder?
Try THINKING, instead displaying your infinite igornance, before you
post.