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HamRadioNow: A Simple Ham Station:

from Ham Radio Now on July 1, 2012
Website: http://HamRadioNow.TV
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by AJ4EM on July 2, 2012 Mail this to a friend!

don't know where else to say this, but I disagree with his extension cord reel setup. I have personally overheated a long cord by using it while much of the cord was still rolled up on the reel. It didn't completely melt but I don't trust it anymore. Now I unroll them all the way out.

RE: HamRadioNow: A Simple Ham Station:

by KN4AQ on July 2, 2012 Mail this to a friend!

"don't know where else to say this, but I disagree with his extension cord reel setup."

Anybody else had this problem? If the cord is heating up, and it's coiled, I can see that being amplified by the coil. Should that happen below the rated current limit?

RE: HamRadioNow: A Simple Ham Station:

by K7EDL on July 5, 2012 Mail this to a friend!

you should always unwrap any cord before using it. yes they overheat.

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