Modest W4WB refrained from mentioning that theW4RT Electronics One Plug
Power NiMh pack includes as standard features: overcurrent fuses in both
battery leads plus overtemp protection.
As one who has just experienced a failure of my newly acquired Maha C777plus
charger, I was comforted by the independent safety features of the One Plug
Power system in my 817.
Not to criticize those who have concluded that such protection is overkill.
Just an illustration of the great diversity of choice available. Brings to
the mind the old saying: "You pays your money and you takes your choice"
Thankfully, in this case, the competing battery choices for the 817 are
quite close in cost.
72,
Bill
W4RK
Nashville, TN
USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: <w4wb@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: [FT817] Re: Do NiMH packs come with fuses? Nope!!
How do you know there's no fuse? Couldn't it be packed inside the
plastic
wrap ( that I assume holds it together ) and not visible from
outside? One
of those auto-resettable breakers we are talking about?
Thanks
Pres Waterman W2PW
Hi Pres,
The resettable fuses are large enough that you can feel them (or even
see the slight bluge they may form in the shrink wrap) if you run
your finger down the space between the cells (long way). To my
knowledge, the Yaesu, RS, and Maha packs don't have any fusing.
72/73 de Barry - W4WB
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