Alan, I have used an Interstate brand 100 ah deep cycle marine battery with a
Battery Tender Plus 1.23 amp trickle charger for a few years on my Herc II and
it works perfectly. The charger stays connected to the battery. I also have a
55 amp continous switching supply made by IOTA (model DLS-55) with a 1 farad
capacitor across it that powers my Ameritron ALS-500M 500 watt amp and it also
works great. The capacitor is one like the kids use in the car/truck high
powered sound systems. So two good options. Joe N9VX
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have spend about a week milling thru the Ten Tec Archives reading the posts
regarding running the Hercules II on battery power. I have read the wide range
of suggestions from a couple of 6v golf cart batteries in series to using 100
Ah deep cycle battery with recommendations for leaving charger attached or
turning it off during
operation. One large battery or two smaller capacity batteries in parallel?
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW is what is the preferred best method (good
engineering) for using battery power providing make and model of battery and
charger. Is something like the A&A Smart Charger a good choice for this
setup? Or a standard RV charger?_http://www.a-aengineering.com/home.htm_
(http://www.a-aengineering.com/home.htm) My Hercules is a few weeks off before
delivery so I am not privy to any information that may be in the manual but I
am sure it would not be specific other than the battery rating. I would
appreciate your feedback and any sketches for your system if necessary. I do
know about the use of an acid proof battery case and it will be in a well
ventilated location Thank you Alan KB7MBIWoodinville, WAFISTS 5702 CC:
1885SKCC 1988 NAQCC 058
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