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Fused power connection

Dale KB5VE
Dale KB5VE Member ✭✭
edited November 2017 in SmartSDR for Windows
With the cable supplied there is no fuses. Is there internal fuses? If not what should the power lead be fused at.

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  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
    As I kunderstand it, the 6K is fused internally.. Whether You wish to include an external fuse may depend on you power source and distribution system.. If your running from something like a battery or a power supply that does not include internal current limiting, then you want a fuse at the source.. If your using a recent vintage power supply, that can survive a shorted load,, then a fuse may be unnecessary. AL, K0VM
  • Steve-N5AC
    Steve-N5AC Community Manager admin
    edited March 2020
    There is a 30A internal fuse for the entire radio and another 3/5A fuse for the receiver-exciter board. With PowerPoles most people are using a distribution box that fuses each radio at the distribution point. You may, of course, place a fuse in-line with the power cable as well. Steve

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