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STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« on: April 21, 2012, 07:08:37 AM »
I was trying to figure out why these 4A Rat Shack slow-blow fuses kept being blown. I figured they were just cheap and not really slow-blow.





The box takes samples every second. The graphs are max watts and amps for each second sampled.  Normal operating wattage is ~250 for the T2. The tube filaments light up first, then the rest of the amp.
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 08:10:44 AM »
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 06:54:03 PM »
Quote from: ultrabike on April 21, 2012, 08:10:44 AM
Whaaatttt!? 1700 Watt / 19 Amp spike?! for a few seconds!?... man those fuses are gay...

The fuses are gay?  They are male fuses that have sex with other male fuses?  How old are you?  I prefer to leave such idiotic language to my memories of 3rd grade.
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 07:06:06 PM »
for that amount of amperes if the fuses were used as current limiter/protection i would assumed at least 250v 10A fuse be better off there, unless of course the 4A fuse was listed for the design. the fuses at radioshack are actually not bad. i use them all the time. i mean if you want you can always go crazy and get liquid filled fuses but costing 50 bucks a fuse....i don't know.
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 07:09:56 PM »
Quote from: rhythmdevils on April 21, 2012, 06:54:03 PM
Quote from: ultrabike on April 21, 2012, 08:10:44 AM
Whaaatttt!? 1700 Watt / 19 Amp spike?! for a few seconds!?... man those fuses are gay...

The fuses are gay?  They are male fuses that have sex with other male fuses?  How old are you?  I prefer to leave such idiotic language to my memories of 3rd grade.


Ruh oh, the nor-cal word police are out.  ;) Gay can only have one meaning now?  I guess I'll have to ignore all those chinks in my car.  ;D
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 07:17:38 PM »
Quote from: rhythmdevils on April 21, 2012, 06:54:03 PM
Quote from: ultrabike on April 21, 2012, 08:10:44 AM
Whaaatttt!? 1700 Watt / 19 Amp spike?! for a few seconds!?... man those fuses are gay...

The fuses are gay?  They are male fuses that have sex with other male fuses?  How old are you?  I prefer to leave such idiotic language to my memories of 3rd grade.

your just mad cause he's not gay with you instead!

anyhoo, i don't think age = maturity. i think we all know that. i'm old enough to know better but that doesn't stop me from saying retarded things and acting like a little kid. 
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2012, 07:24:01 PM »
Gay only has one meaning....  And he didn't use the word as a joke.  Casually referring to things as being gay is really idiotic.  Whether it be young, naive or just stupid, I'm going to say something about it. 

carry on though, sorry to distract
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2012, 07:33:44 PM »
Quote from: rhythmdevils on April 21, 2012, 07:24:01 PM
Gay only has one meaning....  And he didn't use the word as a joke.  Casually referring to things as being gay is really idiotic.  Whether it be young, naive or just stupid, I'm going to say something about it. 

carry on though, sorry to distract

I used the word as a joke.

@rythmdevils: My apologies.
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
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Re: STAX DIY T2 Power On Wattage and Current Measurements
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2012, 08:34:39 PM »
Yeah, come on, listen to the cool basketball players, you're better than that  :P ???   Is it just me or do those kinds of commercials have the opposite effect as they intend?  Kind of make me want to start calling things gay again.

anywho, it's a pet peeve of mine, I may have overreacted it's really hot out today.  Bro hug?
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