[Elecraft] Power Cord Questions

[Don Wilhelm]

I will differ with Fred - the fuse should be mounted close to the power 
supply - you are protecting the wire, and not the radio..  There could 
be a fault in the wire (actually more likely than a fault in the radio), 
and a fuse at the power supply end will trip - think about a fuse at the 
radio end and a short in the wire near the mid-point - the wire itself 
may act as the fuse unless the power supply shuts down due to 
overcurrent protection first.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/9/2012 10:13 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> On 3/9/2012 6:37 PM, Lee Buller wrote:
> 3.  Should the fuse(s) be mounted at the radio or at the power supply?
> Currently, mine are right at the power supply.
> Doesn't really matter ... unless things in your configuration are going
> to move.  If things move, shorts can happen in many places.  You really
> want the short to happen "after" the fuse, so I'd put it as close to the
> power supply as possible, just on general principles.