[TenTec] Airpax Breakers

[Wade Staggs]

*Having talked with Paul Clinton a while back ( TT service manager ) and
several of my friends in the know. We decided to go the full route with the
Airpax Magnetic Breaker. My Elmers and the folks at Ten Tec are all on the
same page on this issue. A 20 Amp Fuse takes too long to open when
overloaded. The Airpax Breaker, is said to be much faster at opening the
circuit when overloads occur. Since the older T/T stuff has no Auto Fold
Back to protect the Rig in High SWR and Bad Feed Line events. This Magnetic
Breaker, is your only line of Defense. Go ahead with the 20 Amp fuse at
your own risk. We even run the Airpax with our newer T/T gear.*
*
73 de Wade/KJ4WS*


On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 1:46 PM, James Boswell <jboswell at nrao.edu> wrote:

> On 1/27/2015 11:24 AM, JJ wrote:
>
>> I got this today.
>> Does anyone have another source for the Airpax beakers?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jon
>> WS1K
>>
>>
>>
> Jon,
>         I just use 20amp blade fuses. The automobile blade fuse holders
> are cheap, use a good size of wire and you don't get cut from messing with
> the plastic fuses. Many times i have been cut trying to remove a glass fuse
> from a boat or car fuseholder. I understand some people use the airpax
> breaker to turn power off to their radio.
>         If you can't find the Airpax breaker, at least you can use the
> blade fuse and fuseholder.
>
>         73'S  KA5SIW
>
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