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[Eric Manning]

Wayne said:

Between D10 (reverse polarity protection, now a super low-drop unit), 
F1 (self-resetting
fuse) and D12 (reverse clamp), the K2 is protected against almost 
anything that can happen
in the field, including accidentally reversing the internal battery. 
During tests we
reversed everything we could think of, and shorted the DC line to 
ground in several
places, and found that it was nearly impossible to damage the K2.

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Very comforting! I highly appreciate a design approach which tries to 
anticipate our mistakes and protects us against them. I also 
appreciate the K2 manual which does the same. The part that tickles 
me most is the place where we're told to check the speaker magnet if 
some nuts and bolts have disappeared. =)
-- 
Eric Manning   VA7DZ VE3DPV
K2 #2561 "Pauline"

If God intended you to use SSB, He wouldn't have given you a fist. Or 
two lungs.