[Elecraft] Taking the K2 in theauto ...

Tue Nov 4 10:20:01 2003

Brendan,

I *absolutely* agree with your statement about fusing the negative when 
connected directly to the battery. That's among many of the reasons why I don't 
connect there. Please note from my original post....

"battery chassis ground with a #10 BLACK lead."

I go to the chassis ground point, not the battery. No slop here.

I entirely agree with Gregg's point #2 and the reasoning/science behind it.

I will admit I hadn't considered having the ground lead tied to the chassis 
closer to the radio. I like the reasoning but have only one reservation. I 
would want to be sure that there is good chassis bonding from the chassis where 
the battery ground is to the chassis section where I'll be establishing my 
ground.

Chucky

Note Brendan Minish's stunning brilliance and Chuck's apt reply (gack!)

Date sent:      	Tue, 04 Nov 2003 10:53:50 +0000
To:             	[email protected], <[email protected]>,
	<[email protected]>
From:           	Brendan Minish <[email protected]>
Subject:        	Re: [Elecraft] Taking the K2 in theauto ...

> At 06:42 04/11/2003, Charles Bland wrote:
> >  I rarely see a fused ground lead done by the commercial radio
> >installers and Radio Shops I deal with.
> 
> They absolutely should Fuse the Negative when connecting directly to the 
> battery, not doing so is a potential fire hazard.