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 | | It is always advisable to draw your power directly from the battery, connecting through the firewall to the battery terminals using good heavy gauge wire suited for this purpose and available at most ham outlets and electrical supply houses. |
 | | Running the rig at full power on a tap on the air conditioner circuit, for example, is not advised and will regularly blow fuses and create hazardous stress on a line that was not designed for this purpose. |
 | | When routing the power line through the firewall keep it away from heat sources, moving parts and, of course, any other harness wiring which may represent an RFI source which, through inductive coupling, may allow noise into your power supply. |
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