whimsy

[Ken Stone]

>An interesting thing about it was that not only is there a fuse in the mains 
>side of the power supply, but also the regulated DC +/- supplies also have
>fuses in them. 
>
>Why would the builder have put fuses in a +5 or +/- 14 volt supply?

Paranoia.  There is no need for fuses in any but perhaps the +13.4V line, as
all other lines are current limited. These fuses would never blow! The 13.4
line is just an emitter follower off the 14v line and will attempt to
deliver what you ask of it.

Ken
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