RF Podcast EP 52 Powerful Wire
- Intro
- Welcome
- Been Hammin'
- No feedback this episode
- All feedback episode is coming
- Website is doing well
- Send me a dollar
- Working on Articles
- Working on Videos
- No more Amazon
- Mesquite Rodeo Parade
- Crappy new video camera
- Skywarn season here
- Behind on reading the news letter from listener clubs
- and now a musical interlude
- Bridgecom System s (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon "Become a Patron Today!"
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Mobile install series
- Getting power to your radio
- Wire gauge
- Solid core cable verses Stranded
- 16 gauge to 10 gauge
- I'm running 6 to 7 feed
- 12 to 13 amps
- Using 12 gauge in this install
- all conductors have resistance
- larger gauge less resistance
- Voltage drop
- under sized conductor can cause signal noise
- Motor boat
- low power supply can damage radio
- use cigarette lighter fro temp install only
- 12 to 15 volts from the alternator
- Run the cable
- When possible hook up to the battery
- Use the cable retainers in the engine compartment
- Use wire ties, Velcro straps, even bread ties
- innovate
- Keep the wire off of the engine and other hotspots
- Passenger compartment
- Look for feed throughs in the firewall
- Make sure you seal around grommets
- If you have to drill try to use grommets
- Look for other access points
- Beef up bends around corners
- Richard's Story Time
- Most Power Cables are now standardized
- Find ways to make the best connections possible
- Remember connector create resistance
- make sure you have fuses in line so you don't kill your radio
- Make sure you have a plan
- Watch for capillary effect on stranded wire and coax (Seal It)
- inspect power leads often, the fluids used in car engines and other systems will cause wire insulation to degrade
- More music
- Wrap up
- Trying to get more videos on youtube
- See ya next time 😀
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