[TenTec] Pegasus power supply . .

[Robert]

And while I love my TT power supply, face it.. Almost any high quality 
supply will do the job of supplying the correct filtered/regulated voltage 
to your rig.. So, if you don't want to pay the price for a new 962, look 
for a used one, or even as good, a used 961 (a 961 is identical to a 962 
except the opposite leg is regulated and works great on my Omni VI+)... 
Other than those, all of the big gun power supply vendors have units that 
will work fine with the rig.. They used to tell us all the wonders of the 
TT power supply years ago, and when we pushed back about running an OMNI 
mobile, they would have to cave in and say yes, a good, clean, regulated 
supply of power should be fine for the rig...


At 07:05 AM 11/8/99 , you wrote:

>Certainly:
>Everytime something goes wrong, the first question they ask you is "what
>brand of power supply are you using"? If you say "Brand X" then they say
>ahhhhhhaaaaa that's probably the trouble! One advantage to TT supplies is
>they interface with their rigs and allow you to control the ac power from
>the rig panel. Also, they have the correct connector on the dc cable,
>provide an excess current breaker set to trip at 22 amps or so and come
>with a schematic for troubleshooting. Finally there is good repair service
>available when needed from the factory.
>
>
>
>
>
>On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Al Patrick wrote:
>
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why I should by the Ten Tec Power Supply # 962 for 
> $275 when I
> > can find power supplies from about $100 up with the same amperage?  I 
> found one for
> > $149.95 that is 35A surge and 30A continuous which is adjustable and 
> regulated.  I
> > found another place that had linear amps (29#) with 35A ICS and 25A 
> Cont. which had
> > front panel variable current and voltage controls and also had volt and 
> amp meters
> > for $179.00 which is roughly $100 less than Ten-Tec's (actually $96) 
> and their
> > switching power supply with 30A ICS and 25A Cont. was only $139.
> >
> > I hear the Ten-Tec has a speaker built in, and it would be nice to keep 
> the Ten-Tec
> > name, but are there other reasons I should get the 962?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Al
> >
> >
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