On Fri, 2 Feb 2018 21:37:25 -0000, Terry Casey
wrote:

In article -
september.org, lid says...

In article ,
says...

In my dim and distant, working as a TV Engineer, another fuse went in
first.


The same when I was in the trade but remember, we weren't
powering up sets that hadn't seen the light of day, let alone
power, for 20, 30 years or more!


Actually, I think I ought to clarify this. If the fuse had
just gently parted companydue to an overload, after a quick
visual check it was easiest to replace the fuse, switch on and
look for smoke or possibly a valve anode starting to glow red
as the set warmed up. If you were lucky, this might point you
in exactly the right direction.

On the other hand, if the fuse had blown due to an obvious
short, as here, it would be a waste of time to just replace it
without carriying out an investigation first.

Granted,
Apart from the grey polyester o.1uF dangling across the
back of the power switch.

The end was often blasted off!!!


When I started in the trade I dilligently replaced em.

Anyway it was more fun to see the flash.

AB