On Apr 19, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Robert Tellefsen wrote:
Hi Ron
One other precaution I've always used is to ensure
that all hot terminals are always female with no
exposed metal to accidentally allow a short. I know
this is stating the obvious but it may not be to those
who are new to this.
73, Bob N6WG
My TenTec 1340 QRP kit came stock with an RCA jack for the 12 volt
supply. I made the mistake of attaching the power cable to my Astron
35 supply, first. I didn't lose any body parts but did cause the
supply to relay out when I made accidental contact with the aluminum
chassis. Not a good idea on TenTecs part, even though I didn't use
good sense in not attaching the cable to the rig first. For QRP, I
should have used a small inline fuse in the positive cable lead. I
do now. I also have changed the jack to K2 style.
73
Rick Dettinger K7MW
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