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[playinmud]

i recently read on another website by a poster that claims he works on cbs that out of the box you can put up to a 7 amp fuse in the supply wire to the radio, mine came with a 2 amp fuse, is this true and what would changing this fuse do to the radio?

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

It would do absolutley nothing to the radio except make it more prone to damage should something go wrong with it. If the radio requires a 2 amp fuse then it is not a good idea to install a 7 amp fuse as it will allow more current to be drawn in the event of a problem. You could install a 40 amp fuse if you wanted too but be prepared to see lots of smoke if anything goes wrong with your radio or installation.As for normal operation all a fuse is is a safety switch in the event of a problem.

 

[formulamojo]

It would do absolutley nothing to the radio except make it more prone to damage should something go wrong with it. If the radio requires a 2 amp fuse then it is not a good idea to install a 7 amp fuse as it will allow more current to be drawn in the event of a problem. You could install a 40 amp fuse if you wanted too but be prepared to see lots of smoke if anything goes wrong with your radio or installation.As for normal operation all a fuse is is a safety switch in the event of a problem.

An OH SHIT button.

 

[Bionic Chicken]

If the radio is an export radio and has been tuned properly it could require a 7 amp fuse but nothing larger. A dual final radio will usually blow a 5 amp fuse after a tuneup. Higher output wattage means higher current draw. A Cobra or Uniden radio should not have a fuse bigger than 4 amps after a tuneup. If it does something is not right.

BC