[BC] Hot and grounded chassis
Mike McCarthy
Towers
Fri Aug 11 07:23:57 CDT 2006
You should also fuse the negative lead too. If for some reason the main
bonding jumper gives way, you don't want starting motor current or the rest
of the vehicle electrical system flowing through your relatively small
cable either.
MM
At 10:31 PM 8/10/2006 -0700, Glen Kippel wrote
>This is mentioned in the "The Doctor is IN" column in the August 2006 issue
>of QST. Yes, it is advisable to fuse the positive lead right at the battery
>so that a short to ground between the battery and the rig won't set fire to
>the car, garage, house, etc.
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