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Odyssey Stratos amp that came with soldered fuses inside? When I called Klause last summer, he said they solder the fuses in so they won't come out in transit. Do other manufacturers do this? I haven't used a soldering iron and didn't want to chance a accident inside the chasis so I am having a local audio store desolder the fuses so I can change if I need to. I love the amp but, this really seems idiotic to solder in fuses that will have to be replaced later on. Thanks in advance for any replies.
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Showing 1 response by iliketubes

I haven't heard of this practice but it sounds like a good idea to me.

If one blows, it's a good idea to determine why it blew.

Suggest you leave them soldered. Then if you take it in to be resoldered you can discuss the situation with a tech.

Best bet - Buy a radio shack cheapie (low wattage), keep it on hand, if the fuse blows - hold it on the soldered part of this fuse, just until the solder lets go - nothing to it - replace the fuse and decide then if you want to resolder it.

Resoldering is not hard - just heat the new fuse until the solder flows from touching the fuse, not the iron tip. Only use a little solder, don't gob it up.