[Mobile-Portable] IC 706

Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:56:45 -0700

You need to fuse both sides... The reason is, and this happened to me, my
ground connection to my battery got a little yucky. Actually it became open.
When I tried to start my truck, the ground fuse blew in my power cables from
the rig to the battery... The starter on the engine was using my 4 GA power
cables as the return, and even with a 50 amp fuse in the line right near the
battery, it blew. Once I cleaned the battery terminals, this problem went
away. So, that fuse in the ground probably saved my radios, and definately
saved my power cable from going up in smoke...

HTH and 73

.mark

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rbrucker3 [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 6:45 AM
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> Subject: [Mobile-Portable] IC 706
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> I'm installing a IC 706 under the back seat of a 2000 GMC 
> extended cab truck.  I will be running 6ga cable from the + 
> and - side of the battery.  The question, is it required the 
> fuse both lines near the battery or can I just fuse the + 
> side?  If both why?
> Robert W6LFO
> 
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