Synergistic Research SR Orange Fuse snake oil ?

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Remove the original fuse.

Deoxit the contacts and the fuse.

Replace the original fuse with a cloth to avoid skin acids.

Done. 
 

I’m critical of Synergistic fuses since they do not publish the fuse curves. It’s then not possible to select the fuse for the application.

 

Standard fuses from various manufacturers offer curves that show melting times and let through current that are often designed to an international standard, eg BS-88. 
 

There’s a difference of let through from manufacturer to manufacturer and without this data, the Synergistic offering is essentially worthless. 
 

Not good enough to offer a rating and be done with it, like power ratings of amplifiers, 100W means nothing if the distortion levels are not mentioned.

 

Synergistic offer no standards compliance, voltage ratings, fault withstand, I2T, pre-arcing data whatsoever. As a safety device this is essential!! 
 

Steer clear of this shite and spend it on music. Far more rewarding.

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6 hours ago, R1200CL said:

Is this marketing BS or ?

Have they really put circuits inside a fuse ? Power conditioning in a fuse 🤣

 

How do fuses alter the sound of your system?

 

Standard fuses are very simple designs consisting of a pair of endcaps and a wire soldered in between.  Alan Maher Designs turns the standard fuse into a true, non-limiting power conditioner.  Our Harmony Fuse alters the sound of your component by using a combination of the Third Law of Thermodynamics and Ionization.  Our design attaches a negative ionic charge to the positive ionic energy field passing through the Fuse.  By regulating the temperature of the ionic field, we are able to produce a one-for-one ionic cancellation.  In electrical design, harmonics, radio frequency, and static noise are all combinations of a positive ionization field associated with electromagnetic radiation.  By cancelling the field, we can significantly lower EMR’s effect on the internal circuitry of your component.

 

Out-of-the-box our Harmony Fuse will require 60-80 hours for a complete break-in.  When CEF is applied to a circuit, all parts throughout the internal circuity will be conditioned to our noise specifications.  No other product can deliver this level of power conditioning.

 

(CEF: Conductive Energy Field)    ...whatever that means. 

 

https://www.alanmaherdesigns.net/product-page/harmony-fuse
 

And here is a $250 fuse

https://www.alanmaherdesigns.net/product-page/fourier-audiophile-fuse

 

If you want the ultimate snake oil product from this man, read the description here.

https://www.amdesignshealth.com/product-page/harmony-shoe-insert 

 

The harmony fuse would have to be the ugliest fuse on the planet. Synergistic at least make a good looking product in comparison,  so is perfectly flawed. 

That coating on the fuse looks like painted on cow poo, must be that CEF treatment . The etching on the fuse rating  is very much an industry standard, and no distinction between fast or slow either. Just a standard fuse.

 

To provide that level of attenuation that fuse would get so hot, the holder will melt.

 

The shoe insert was mildly entertaining placing a conductive material on an insulator, the sock and shoe, kind of inverse capacitor. The same insert is available from the supermarket at least you can trim those.

 

Don't buy AM designs gear. 

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On 7/26/2023 at 4:41 PM, bambadoo said:

Science? What science is behind these fuses? Where is the spec sheet?

I’ve never seen an I2T let through or discrimination curve published by Synergistic fuses, just a lot of verbiage. Littlefuse have a good paper on fuse selection, it’s quite an ordeal to select the right fuse, rather than choose between marketing of orange or blue fuses.