Fender Bronco Fuseless?

[rick36]

I just bought a '71 Fender Bronco on Ebay. The amp arrived looking
pretty good and fully functional, except for a slight "buzz/rattle" at
higher volume and lower register notes.
The back panels were reversed, so I took off the top to switch with the
bottom. Was I ever surprised: No fuse, no fuse holder at all, just a
hole where it should be! Again, it works OK. It must be wired to bypass the fuse...
What are the safety issues involved in playing through this amp?

[fatcat]

It isn't safe to use if the fuse was wired out.

[rick36]

Thanks, Don. Any ideas on how to rectify this situation?

[johnallg]

Put a fuse and holder in the hole and wire the black lead from the wall plug cable through the fuse. Without a fuse, if you start to get a shock, nothing but the wall 15 or 20 amp fuse/breaker is between you and serious injury or death, and you'll lose. Also, any internal fault with the amp will become a catastrophic failure before that wall fuse/breaker blows, instead of a one or two part failure.