Thanks Marty for this excellent information about the fuses.
73,
Dave W6TE
> From: n6vi@socal.rr.com
> To: VHFcontesting@contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:51:52 -0700
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Re. Fiery End . . .
>
> First, condolences to Jim. Thank goodness you yourself were not hurt. Any
> post-mortem on whether the cause was fuel leak, factory electrical or add-on
> electrical?
>
> Second, re. W1RT's comment: John, with 500 AH of battery installed, I
> strongly suggest you put a Class T fuse as close to the battery terminal as
> possible. Class T's contain arc-squelching powder and carry an Amp-interrupt
> ratiing in the tens of thousands of Amps. Without one, you may have not just
> a fire but an explosion in case of a system short. These things are available
> through marine retailers and off-grid distributors. I have a 125A / 20k AIC
> Class T under the hood right where the radio bus takes off from the SLI
> battery terminal. Overkill? Maybe, but cheap insurance. I am not an engineed,
> but Jim Oliff KE6URZ (designer of the RedDee-2-Connect Powerpole blocks), who
> is, turned me on to these devices. Having seen in my welding classes what
> high current can do with the small gap typical of wimpy automobile fuses, I'm
> a believer!
>
> 73,
>
> Marty N6VI
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