Old screw in fuse holder cap

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Another typical noob problem

When I got two realistic amps one was missing the screw 🪛 in fuse cap 

The existing fuse cap fit both so I used that one as needed.  I "fixed" one amp which was the one that had it missing and I gave the working amp back to the guy I got both amps from.

The amp I kept and want to use now doesn't have a 3ag ? fuse holder cap 

I went out to my boat anchor ⚓ graveyard 🪦 and I swear every single one is the kind with ears and push and turn 90 degrees style 

So I bought some cheep ass  ten for eight bucks complete fuse holders and the cap is a smaller diameter and doesn't fit 

I then thought about finding the correct thread size and finding a correct normal steel bolt 🔩 and cutting it down and cutting the head off and then insulating it 

The other option is just replace or bypass the original factory 🏭 fuse holder but it's got a bunch of junk around it I hate to mess with it.

Actually it's probably just heat shrink and stuff probably no big deal 

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Thanks guys and happy holidays 

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Probably just heatshrink.  Always scrounge/save fusecaps, especially oddballs. 
They're usually not available separately, and there are just too many types to stock them all.  Usually you end up having to change the whole holder.

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Yes sir thanks and HAPPY HOLIDAYS 

Perhaps ill advised but I'm dumb enough to still try and find one that fits 

So I've got a few more NOS screw in type on the way.

So yeah I'm still rolling the dice Saga style   


Wesley's standing at his table
He's wondering if he's able
To pick the right fuse cap this time
He watches as the USPS truck stops rolling
Hopes that the package will be winning
or return to the forum to whine 

I could be wrong but that video is from 1985 that would predate GnR welcome to the jungle by a few years.  I had always (perhaps incorrectly) that that was the first use of digital delay 

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For those interested btw I briefly looked and it seems the first digital delay (pedal) was in 1984

 

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I found out there is a difference between 3AG and 5x20 fuses.

       

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Well I learned my lesson.  Next time as was advised  just replace the complete fuse holder. 
I found a fuse holder with a screw in cap that fit but the euphoria was short lived as the resultant longitudinal cavity was a bit long ie the 3ag fuse had end play resulting in an intermittent power on and off.

So I grabbed some maybe 12 gauge solid core and snipped off a small piece to improvise a shim.

Yeah I know just replace the entire unit already   

I'm happy to have this amp going I put it in place of the little MCS amp which I liked but this one slays it 

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I actually heard some stuff on ryme of the ancient mariner that I didnt hear with the MCS

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All you need now is a Marshall full speaker cab stack to plug into it and a great little preamp pedal and blow the doors off your whole neighborhood.