[1000mp] pesky DIN plugs...

[J. Mc Laughlin]

Dear Jeffrey:
    So right.  As I am amazed that Y would not include the most critical
and non-standard plug, so too do I not understand the prime manufacturer
of power amplifiers using a #14 power cord.  Putting aside the
incompatibility of #14 and 20 A fuses, the dynamic nature of the current
supplied to an amplifier suggests the appropriateness of spending an
additional $ to minimize the resistance.
    When the dust settles, I need to write a short "what you need to
know about buying and using an ..... with a FT1000MP."
        73      Mac   N8TT
J. Mc Laughlin  -  Michigan USA
Home:  JCM@Power-Net.Net
Office:  JCM@McLMcL.Com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Pawlan" <jpawlan@pawlan.com>
To: <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] pesky DIN plugs...


> On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, J. Mc Laughlin wrote:
>
> >     More to the saga when parts start to arrive.  Next, I have to
put a
> > proper power cord on the amplifier.  #14 wire fused at 20 A!
>
>
> Dear Mac,
>
>   You would be wise to use #12 power cord for your amplifier if you
are going to
> use 20A fuses. There would be less voltage drop and it would be safer.
#14 is
> rated for 15A.  Fuses don't blow at their rated value; they blow at
around 2x
> this because they are meant to carry the rated current indefinitely.
>
> 73,
>
> Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL