Fuse req. for 12v 7ah battery?

[Gio]

Good Day Everyone,

I want to use a 12v 7ah gel cell to power my KX1. I'm assuming that I need
some in-line protection between battery and rig. What size fuse is the
correct one for this application? (A kindly ham sent me this info a while
back, but his email has gone missing, and I don't want to rely on my
increasingly faulty memory).

Tnx es 73

John KK4BOB

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John Flynn
Tallahassee, Florida
USA
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

John,

Yes, fuse it.   I have repaired several KX1s that were damaged by
excessive current through the PC traces.
I would suggest a fuse in the range if 2 to 5 amps.  3 amps should be
the ideal target.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/14/2011 3:59 PM, John Flynn wrote:

> Good Day Everyone,
>
> I want to use a 12v 7ah gel cell to power my KX1. I'm assuming that I need
> some in-line protection between battery and rig. What size fuse is the
> correct one for this application? (A kindly ham sent me this info a while
> back, but his email has gone missing, and I don't want to rely on my
> increasingly faulty memory).
>
> Tnx es 73
>
> John KK4BOB
>

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