[Milsurplus] "Correct" fuses for BC-342??

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Phil,

The correct fuses are 10 amp 25 or 32 volt.  Hot filament current is about 
1.3 amps.  At turn-on, probably twice that.  I'd check C78 and C79 and the 
filament wiring.  Remember that if the RA-20 is connected to the radio, C79 will 
show low resistance to ground through the filament winding (center tap is 
grounded).

The BC-312 and BC-342 both use the same front panel fuses.  In the BC-312, 
the DM-21 also runs off of the filament fuse, which is why it is labeled 
DYN-FIL.

In a message dated 5/21/2004 11:17:24 AM Central Daylight Time, 
beaconeer at elite.net writes: 
> HOW MUCH FILAMENT CURRENT DOES THIS PUPPY SUCK UP AT "TURN ON"?  A 10 amp
> fuse "seems" like way overkill for the filaments, the radio doesn't "seem"
> to be drawing excess current as it doesn't run any hotter than I'd expect it
> too.
> 
> WHAT ARE THE CORRECT FUSES FOR THIS THING?  The military part numbers in the
> parts list don't mean a thing to me.
> 

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