Re: [IRCA] Further thoughts on DC Power for DX rigs

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For those who waited with bated breath for my power pack longevity 
results...here they are!

Running the R30 with normal volume last night until I gave up and then 
starting again this morning, the total time for the power pack indicator to 
go into the red -- beyond which it is cautioned could damage the pack 
--  and with the R30 still functioning completely normally, was right at 
twelve and one-half hours.

Based on how long it took the pack to transition through the two previous 
level indicator steps, I would guess the radio would likely have continued 
to perform adequately for a few more hours, if necessary.

Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) FL
[Ten-Tec RX-320D; LFE M-601; GAP DSP]



At 08:49 PM 1/26/2006, you wrote:
>Accepting the challenge, I connected my Palstar R30 to a Xantrex 12 Volt
>"XPower Powerpack 200 Plus", turned it on at moderate volume, and will
>leave it running until the pack shows it is at minimum level or the radio
>begins to misbehave.
>
>The pack is 12Ah and the radio draws about 500mA, so this could take a while.
>
>Curt
>-------
>W. Curt Deegan
>Boca Raton, (southeast) FL
>
>At 05:12 PM 1/26/2006, you wrote:
> >[snip]
> >I have read about those power packs for emergency recharges to a low car
> >battery. If anyone tries one and tests for length of time running a set
> >satisfactorily, we would like to know about it. I would rather look at a
> >power pack sitting next to my set than a car battery.
> >[snip]
> >
> >73 de Charlie


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