10 Meter Power supply

[john]

Will the typical 12 volt power point or the cigarete lighter carry at
least 8 amps?

[Slow Code]

john > wrote in :

> Will the typical 12 volt power point or the cigarete lighter carry at
> least 8 amps?


What does the fuse under the dash say?

SC

[ScanDaBands]

He he ----- :O)

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:39:05 GMT, Slow Code > wrote:

>john > wrote in :
>
>> Will the typical 12 volt power point or the cigarete lighter carry at
>> least 8 amps?
>
>
>What does the fuse under the dash say?
>
>SC

[john]

ScanDaBands wrote:
> He he ----- :O)
>
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:39:05 GMT, Slow Code > wrote:
>
>> john > wrote in :
>>
>>> Will the typical 12 volt power point or the cigarete lighter carry at
>>> least 8 amps?
>>
>> What does the fuse under the dash say?
>>
>> SC
I haven't looked yet. Didn't have a screwdriver with us.
The owner's manual doesn't indicate.

[Frank Gilliland]

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:59:23 -0700, john > wrote in
>:

>Will the typical 12 volt power point or the cigarete lighter carry at
>least 8 amps?


Not continuously. The wire is only big enough to deliver 6-10 amps or
so for about half a minute. Draw that much current for longer than a
few minutes and the insulation will melt, the wire will short and you
will blow the fuse. Take your power directly from an unused accessory
slot on the fuse block.

[Telstar Electronics]

john wrote:
> Will the typical 12 volt power point or the cigarete lighter carry at
> least 8 amps?

Yes.

www.telstar-electronics.com