A couple more questions...

Ogborn, Roy W OGBORRW@texaco.com
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:05:21 -0600


Thanks Scott for the reply!

I don't quite understand how the Astron power supply can be rated at 16
amp continuous and also be labeled as 50% duty cycle.  Does that mean I
can continuously draw 16 amps of power from the supply intermittently,
and by inference draw 8 amps continuous continuously (100% duty)? Hmmm.

Just another ponderence I had.

Thanks,
Roy Ogborn
ki0er@amsat.org

>----------
>From: 	Scott Rosenfeld NF3I[SMTP:ham@w3eax.umd.edu]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, January 15, 1997 2:08 PM
>To: 	Ogborn, Roy W
>Subject: 	Re: A couple more questions...
>
>Two solutions if you plan to go 100% duty cycle:
>
>1) Drop the output power to 60 or 70 watts, keeping input current below 
>16 amps (probably good for the rig, too)
>
>2) The Astron should be OK for CW and other modes that aren't 100% duty 
>cycle.
>
>

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