Horse puckey! I DEFY you to prove the physics OR math of that ridiculous statement.
______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G On 6/27/2017 9:55 AM, [email protected] wrote: > WARNING! > > > For extremely important safety and fire prevention reasons reasons, > no accessory should ever be connected directly to the negative > terminal of an automotive battery . Just like when charging an > automotive battery, the negative lead of a cable running directly > to the battery should always connect to the engine block and never > directly to the battery. > > > The positive lead must be fused where it connects to the battery. > > > There's an excellent discussion here: > > https://www.w8ji.com/negative_lead_to_battery.htm > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected], "erw edl" <[email protected]>, "Craig LaBarge" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:14:59 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 power outlets > > Gene and others, > > If you look in the owner's manual you will notice that Chevy has already > provided this. You need to look in the up-fitters section, which can be > downloaded from the Chevy website. You will find the wiring diagram of the > truck there. The accessory outlets are wired with 18 or 16AWG wire and NOT > recommended for anything that draws large current above about 10 amps > intermittent. > > There are two ways to get the power you need into the cab. One is provided as > a feed-thru from the under-hood fuse panel in the accessory wiring block in > the cab above the parking brake pedal. It is a black covered block. All you > need is to buy the connector and pins from the dealer or an up-fitter and put > in the proper fuse. If you prefer as I did to run your own, you have plenty > of room in the wiring grommet just above the box to add at least 2 10AWG > wires which you can run to the battery. Add an inline fuse and attach to the > battery accessory connector already on the battery using the appropriate > hardware. Bring the wire through the grommet and under the carpet to the > seat, where the carpet is split to be able to get it to the center console > (if desired) or down the channel to the rear of the truck as desired. I > mounted my radio (id880) in the tissue compartment (its is 8x10" opening or a > little larger) in the back of the console; head in front of the cup holders > and ant en > > na on the roof where it belongs. > > Enjoy your install. > > Phil, WD8QWR > > > ---- Craig LaBarge <[email protected]> wrote: >> Gene: >> >> I have a 2017 Silverado 1500 double-cab. The 12V outlet on the dashboard >> is on all the time. There's one inside the center console and one on the >> rear of the console (for rear passengers) that are switched. >> >> I don't know what the current ratings are but I use the one in the rear to >> power my Yaesu FT-8800 dual-band rig at full power (50W on 2M) with no >> issues. I occasionally use the one on the dash to power an APRS tracker (8 >> watts). >> >> I haven't used an HF rig with the power outlets but on VHF/UHF I have no >> detectable noise. Again, I don't know if that would be the case at HF. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> 73, Craig WB3GCK >> http://wb3gck.craiglabarge.com/ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
