>From a British Standard point of view, there is only one reason for having
fuses in the supply lines to an equipment : to prevent fire and shock
hazards as a consequence of shorts in the cord or inside the equipment. The
fuse is not (as far as BS is concerned) to protect the equipment. Which is
why we have a 13A 240V fused wall plug over here for 'portable' appliances.
David
G3UNA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>; <rburtonre@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] (no subject)
> >I am a newbee non technical novice. I bought a SB 220 .
>>Changed the wiring according to the manual from 110 to 240.
>>Plugged linear into a mfj soft start plug and blew a fuse
>>in mfj box.( power off on linear whole time) . Inspected
>>the linear and discovered that the interlocking spring was
>>hitting the metal spacer mounted on the feedthrough
>>insulator.?
>
> If the power was off on the linear, as you say above, the
> fuse blowing has NOTHING to do with the interlock. You must
> have a wiring problem.
>
> Before doing anything more measure the resistance from the
> power cord pins to the chassis of the amplifier. It should
> be infinite with the power switch off or on.
>
> This is because all good designs do not connect any part of
> the primary circuit to the chassis. :-)
>
> You need to learn why the fuse blew with the amplifier off.
> This is almost certainly a wiring issue, or perhaps an
> unintentional short.
>
> THEN, only after you fix that, it is time to worry or ask
> about other things.....like the interlock.
>
> 73 Tom
>
>
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