John, Yes, fuse it. I have repaired several KX1s that were damaged by excessive current through the PC traces. I would suggest a fuse in the range if 2 to 5 amps. 3 amps should be the ideal target.
73, Don W3FPR On 12/14/2011 3:59 PM, John Flynn wrote: > Good Day Everyone, > > I want to use a 12v 7ah gel cell to power my KX1. I'm assuming that I need > some in-line protection between battery and rig. What size fuse is the > correct one for this application? (A kindly ham sent me this info a while > back, but his email has gone missing, and I don't want to rely on my > increasingly faulty memory). > > Tnx es 73 > > John KK4BOB > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
