[1000mp] Replacing 13.8V fuse in Mark V?

[Mike Gilmer, N2MG]

N4ZR wrote:
> At 09:43 PM 10/30/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >Perhaps there will be a United States of Europe some times... So you 
> >and I can have the same manual of the Mark V!
> 
> Either that or the nannies in Washington will decide that ours needs 
> to be changed.

That would be exactly what happens.  Someone will decide the fuse 
is "too difficult" to change, and Yaesu (in this case) will be forced 
to disavow most knowledge of its existence.  CE-compliance and all its 
silliness is worming its way into US products, and silly things like 
this are nothing really new, but when it becomes super-national, well, 
don't get me going...   ;-)

Many years ago, Ferrari (or Lamborghini) was forced to "lie" about 
(increase) a recommended replacement interval on some important engine 
part (a timing belt if I recall) in order to receive certification to 
sell the car in the US.  The low-volume, high-performance cars, known 
to be somewhat demanding on their owners (perhaps not unlike our 
beloved MPs) required this part be replaced more often than the US Feds 
would allow for similar components.  So, Ferrari doctored the US 
owner's manual to get it under the radar, but informed US dealers to 
replace the part anyway at the proper (shorter) interval under warranty.

Perhaps someday our speech processor controls will be hidden deep 
inside the radio (and no mention made in the manual) because they are 
too difficult to set up!

Mike N2MG