[Johnson] ranger fuse

[David C. Hallam]

There is really nothing to debate about putting a fuse in the neutral.  It's
dangerous, against code, and shouldn't be done.

David
KC2JD

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>But still, one of them is in the neutral side. Why?

I hesitate to get into this controversy again  -grin-   but the question of
whether to fuse in just the hot lead or both is certainly open to debate.  I
chose to mimic the original Johnson idea while still getting the grounding
safety of the three-wire cord.  You would do fine to put both fuses series
in the
hot lead.  My way covers the possibility of a reversed outlet, but I see the
wisdom in the other approach too and go that way in most other situations.

In any case I think we would agree that my three-wire cord with two fuses is
better than the original two-wire cord, right?  Hihi

Steve  WD8DAS

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