Twin Fuse Power Cord

[Slowmover]

Short, negative cable to chassis of car, positive cable with fuse to battery +.
Mike

At eLightbar, reference made to long + lead and 3’ NEG on Motorola 2-way.

 

[Slowmover]

All my Yaesu equipment came with a dual fused power cord and recommended direct connection to the battery for BOTH leads.

Same on the ft450d acquired.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Same on the ft450d acquired.

And my newly acquired Kenwood TM-V71A as well. It has TWO fuses in the power lead and Kenwood recommends running power directly to the battery for BOTH leads.

 

[Rwb]

And my newly acquired Kenwood TM-V71A as well. It has TWO fuses in the power lead and Kenwood recommends running power directly to the battery for BOTH leads.

when i wire a radio,i prefer to go directly to battery(s) with both wires,heavier than radio leadcwires.i install fuse holders just upsream from battery just incase a wire moves,gets pinched,insulation damaged and shorts out.i put a size bigger fuse up near batterys than radio requires but use what radio requires in its leads.if wire does develope trouble it dont burn up vehicle