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Re: [TenTec] paralleling power supplies to run Herc II

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] paralleling power supplies to run Herc II
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: k9yc@arrl.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:46:52 -0700
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On 6/19/2011 2:24 PM, Allan Taylor wrote:
> I finally picked up a 2nd 50A Astron power supply to make a pair. Are
> there any issues in paralleling these to run the Herc II? I am going
> to verify that the terminal voltage is identical within .01V.

I did that and it worked just fine.  The Herc II power connector is 
wired so that you can easily have one of the supplies feed half of the 
amp and the other supply feed the other half.  I DID strap the 
regulators together, using the banana connector.  I ran two #12 reds and 
blacks from each supply to the amp to keep the IR drop low. I used two 
RS70s. One was NOT enough. :)

73, Jim K9YC


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