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Junior Member
Username: Outkast
Post Number: 48
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 1:31 am: | 
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Got bored today and decided to rewire the entire rig. Previously I had it wired as follows.
Radio Positive (+) wired to the Accessory spot in the fuse panel.
Radio Negative (-) wired to a ground along with the KL-200P using 12 Gauge wire.
Amp Positive (+) wired to the battery with a 10 Gauge wire.
The radio was dead keying 3 watts swinging to 6 watts with this set up, and the amp was dead keying 20 swinging to 60 on Am with SSB swinging up around 130 watts.
Rewired it like this:
Ran a 5 foot length of 4 Gauge wire into the car, added a distribution block to the end.
Ran the KL-200P Positive (+) to the distribution block along with the 148’s Positive (+)
Ran a 8 Gauge ground from the chassis just next to the amp to the KL’s Negative (-)
And added a 10 Gauge ground from the radio’s Negative (-) to a chassis ground.
The radio now dead keys at 3 watts swinging 7 ½ watts, and the amp is dead keying at 20 swinging to about 85 watts on AM with the SSB now peaking up around 185 watts. Sure wish I would have done this long ago!!
Outkast
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