Yes,0.7 volts per side,1.4 total. Some radios wont like it but most I have tried worked ok. 73,Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHN MACKEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:02 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] Fuses on power cords]
> That's a good idea that I have done also, but it is 1.4v drop, not .7v > > "Lee Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The protection diodes should have blown the fuses,shouldnt have > > damaged the radios unless too big a fuse was used. An old trick I have > > used where the unknowing kept hooking things up reversed,was to use a > > diode bridge inline- then the polarity wouldnt matter. Worked well if > > you could live with the 0.7v drop,and its idiot proof ! Of course,fuse > > both leads... 73,Lee,N3APP Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
