Perhaps ten amp "slow blow" might get you by safely.
Pat, K9JAUAt 09:16 PM 5/20/2012, you wrote:
>     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
> >