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DONT OVERLOAD THE BRANCH.  ED.  YES, I KNOW THE PREFERRED METHOD IS TO RUN
A DIRECT LINE FROM THE BATTERY, BUT THAT INVOLVES TAPPING THE BATTERY AND
RUNNING WIRES THROUGH THE FIREWALL.  THE FUSE TAP IS AN EASY WAY TO FEED A
VHF OR UHF HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER, MOBILE RIG, OR OTHER LOW POWER ACCESSORY.
THE FUSE TAP IS AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUS RETAILERS AND IS USUALLY SUPPLIED
WITH SEVERAL FUSES.  IT SURE BEATS TRYING TO SPLICE WIRES TO ADD AN INLINE
FUSE.  12 V DC POWER STRIP WHILE RECONFIGURING MY TEST BENCH, I REALIZED I
NEVER HAD ENOUGH 12 V DC CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE.  SINCE MANY PIECES OF TEST
EQUIPMENT AND HOMEMADE DEVICES RUN ON 12 V, HAVING A CONVENIENT
DISTRIBUTION PANEL WOULD BE HELPFUL.  AFTER SOME THOUGHT, MY DESIGN GOALS
BECAME SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE POWERPOLES, A CAR POWER SOCKET, A POWER ON
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