Well, that's just not quite true, yes, they will run fine on any old power
supply BUT the catch 22 is they need the 25 amp fuse or breaker between the
rig and supply as the TT gear can draw excess current and blow the internal
fuse if you don't have the breaker and happen to use the wrong antenna or
maybe no antenna or otherwise run it into a mismatched load.
Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown" <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] WTB - Power Supply for a OMNI 6
> On 11/19/2010 11:08 AM, Don Jones wrote:
>> Just picked up a OMNI 6, looking for the Ten Tec matching power supply.
>
> I've never understood the importance of a "matching power supply." Ten
> Tec gear is quite well designed, and runs just fine from any decent
> 12-14VDC source. Anything from an Astron linear supply to a small supply
> float-charging an auto battery. I've done both, but the latter is what
> I've most often used. I've run my Herc II from a couple of big Astrons,
> and now from a 100A switching supply. Some guys run theirs from a big
> battery that's float-charged by a 30A Astron.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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