Rod Lane wrote: > > I think we all agree that there's nothing wrong with having the fuses > there.
It all depends. Let's say you have both fused. The fuses are going to be near the battery if they are fused correctly. Most any auto tech, seeing a fuse on a line (red, black, white, or purple with pink stripes) is going to assume that's a positive wire and attach it to the positive lead on the battery. So, the negative fuse blows. BUT, will YOU ever know it? Why do I say that? Because when the fuse blows in the ground lead, your radio may be perfectly happy with using the radio mount as a ground path. Most radios do have a grounded chassis. OK, if you're mounted to plastic, you're off the hook, right? WRONG! Your antenna is also grounded to the chassis of the car, or should be (magnetic mounts excluded). So, that's a nice ground path as far as your radio is concerned. Care to put 10-20A or more through your antenna shield? So, no, I DON'T agree that there is nothing wrong with having the fuse there. It could mask problems or cause confusion. Granted, the same could happen if the auto tech forgets to put the ground side back on, but that's why I like, in MOST cases, to ground the radio to the chassis near the radio. Anymore, the ground side of the battery is the side that gets disconnected for service. The less attached to it, the less likely it is for something to be forgotten. I also don't like running the positive right to the battery for the same reason. Run it to the power distribution point that should be located close to the battery and fed with a very heavy line. That's what it is there for. Joe M. Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
