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You should DEFINITELY put the fuse before anything else in the chassis.
What would happen in the unlikely scenario that the switch shorted out to ground somehow and it was placed before the fuse?
Fire and smoke, that's what.
I used to review hi-fi gear. One time I was reviewing a tube amp that cost too much money for the junk that it was. When I flipped the toggle switch, the toggle came unhinged and fell into the switch. Sparks and fire flew. The lights in the room dimmed. Had to yank the power cord. The toggle ended up welded in at a weird angle.
After that incident, I would not trust a switch before the fuse, particularly a Chinese-made cheapo switch.
That amp did not get a review. it went back into the box and off to the huckster who made it.
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