[Icom] Icom 2000 Molex Connector

Sat, 3 Apr 2004 10:07:41 -0500

Exactly!! He is right on the spot. I was way out in the boonies and my
ground cable for the battery became disconnected when the bolt on the engine
block decided to break. Guess where it decided to find a system ground? My
throttle cable. Needless to say the cable disentigrated under the load and I
was stuck. Luckily I called friends and got home and orderd a new cable. A
few days later I went back to repair and bring my truck home. Your radio
wouldn't stand a chance. Fuse both lines properly. Rick. K8DXN.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Luthy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Icom 2000 Molex Connector


> Hi Mike,
>
> As I understand. it is to protect the radio from ground failures in
> the auto.  As you have the radio power connected directly to the
> battery, if there is a fault in the vehicle ground the "juice" will
> try to find ground anywhere it can. (Remember how  you made sure you
> had a good ground at the radio and the antenna?) That means your radio
> could serve as the ground path for your starter! Ouch 200+ amps could
> never be good for a piece of ham gear!  Let alone the 14 guage wire
> would become blazing hot and melt all of the insulation filling your
> auto with the rancid smell of burning plastic.
>
> As a note I have seen things like throttle cables, choke cables, ect,
> carry the load for ground. Needless to say you can imagine that a
> throttle cable that has gotten red hot might just "weld" itself in to
> position, that would not be a good thing either!
>
> 73
> John
> N7JL
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Drum" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:28 AM
> Subject: [Icom] Icom 2000 Molex Connector
>
>
> > Hi Gang,
> >
> > Concerning the power cables used on Icom
> > and other ham radio gear, can someone
> > explain what the purpose is to have a dual
> > fused line?
> >
> > Since I will be making my own power cable
> > shortly, I am trying to decide if I should
> > replicate the fuse on each wire, or just go
> > with one inline fuse.
> >
> > A big thank you to Dick Flanagan and Gary Fiber
> > for their help with my Molex connector issue.
> >
> > I have two connectors on order now so I can
> > make my own cable.
> >
> > Great list!!
> >
> > Thanks guys.
> >
> > Mike, N2QAC
> >
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