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THAT LETS YOU SPLIT AND TAP ONE OF YOUR CARS EXISTING 12 V ACCESSORY FUSES.
THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS DEVICE IS THAT YOU CAN TAP 12 V BY REMOVING THE
FACTORY ACCESSORY FUSE, INSERTING THE TAP, AND ADDING ANOTHER FUSE FOR YOUR
RIG.  I USE THE FUSE TAP IN A C6 CORVETTE AND THE 12 V IS KEYED LIKE OTHER
AUTO ACCESSORIES IN THAT THE 12 V IS MUTED WHILE THE AUTO STARTER IS
ENGAGED JUST LIKE THE AUTO SOUND SYSTEM AND OTHER VEHICLE ACCESSORIES.
NOTE THAT THIS IS A 12 V TAP, SO USERS WILL HAVE TO FIND A GOOD COMMON
GROUND.  I FOUND ONE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE FUSE PANEL.  I TAPPED THE
CORVETTES HEATED SEATS FUSE AND HAVE NO PROBLEM RUNNING BOTH THE HEATED
SEATS AND MY YAESU FT 8800 50 W RIG.  I DO NOT SUGGEST OR RECOMMEND THE
FUSE TAP FOR A HF RIG.  CAUTION THE TAP DOESNT INCREASE THE CURRENT
CAPACITY OF THE 12 V BRANCH CIRCUIT YOU INSTALL IT IN.  THE RATING OF THE
FUSE YOU REMOVE TO INSTALL THE TAP IS THE MAXIMUM CURRENT FOR THAT BRANCH.
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