Standard RG's have a 5 pin reg on-board. I dont have one on hand but if you
do a google search with the component number, the exact specs of the onboard
reg are easy to find.
The reg is the largish square component, with 5 pins and the back is
soldered to the board.
>From memory it is a 6volt regulator that can handle 20+ Volts input
I tested the RG up to 13.9v no problem... (12v with solar charge regulator)
However we ended up having to run (at the same site) an AP-1000 too.
AP-1000 needs 5.5v to 'boot' and 5.9v to be stable. A switch mode DC-DC
power module is the most efficient way to do this. Our one in question could
handle up to 40v DC input. Output was 95% efficient 6.0v - perfect for both
RG and AP alike.
Check http://www.lambda-gb.com/pp.htm - only 2 other components required to
make a highly stable power supply adjustable from 5.0 - 6.2v DC
anyway.. back to the question.. yes you can run a standard RG directly off a
12v battery with charging system attached... we did for 8 months with no
overheating or burnt out units until the 6v DC-DC converter was put in
place.
-Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Horak" <paulhorak@yahoo.com>
To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 8:43 PM
Subject: [Karlnet] RG1000 voltage regulator?
> Does anyone know if there is a voltage regulator on
> the RG-1000/RG-1100? If so, what range of voltages can
> it cope with? I know the RG+ board can accept a wide
> range of voltages (from 9v - 48v I think) but not sure
> about the RG. I want to put some battery backup units
> in some places, but the battery charger will mean that
> voltages could vary a bit up to about 15v or so.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Paul
>
>
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