Mike:

That's exactly what I'm thinking too regarding CW.

I am not sure a 10-amp fuse would be what I want for that mode.

Will check the locations you suggest.

Perhaps 12-amp fuses aren't as uncommon as I think.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:15 PM
Subject: source for 12-amp round AGC fuses


> Try auto parts stores, Wall-Mart, and Radio Shack.
> 
> The 10 amp size will probably work okay for SSB, but may not work for 
> CW operation where the power output and current drain are higher 
> overall.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:49 PM
> Subject: need source for 12-amp round AGC fuses
> 
> 
> Hi, again, everyone.
> 
> This week-end, I put the Tentech Scout that I bought from the recent 
> estate
> sale on the air.  Made a 20-meter SSB contact to a special event 
> station in
> Long Island New York.  He gave me a 5 by 7, which isn't bad 
> considering the
> maximum output power for the Scout is 50 watts.
> 
> Anyway, in looking over the Scout, I notice that it requires a 12-amp 
> round
> AGC fuse in the positive lead of the DC power cord.  I have 10 and 
> 15-amp
> fuses here, but no 12-ampers, which I believe will be hard to come by.
> 
> I certainly wouldn't want to put a 15-amp fuse in there, but could go 
> with a
> 10-amper, if needed at least in a pinch.
> 
> If anyone knows of a good source of 12-amp AGC round fuses, please let 
> me
> know.
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ 
>