[TenTec] Re: Hercules versus Hercules II

[Ken Brown]

I guess I should have changed the subject line..... I wonder if the 
original Herc running on 48 V has better IMD, more output, or anything 
else good about it to offset the fact that you can't run it on 12 VDC?

DE N6KB

Steve N4LQ wrote:

>The Herc ran on 48 volts DC and used a ratchet rotary switch to change
>bands.
>Herc II runs on 12 vdc and uses relays to change bands. Both had factory
>power supplies but obviously you could run the Herc II on an 80 amp 12 vdc
>supply while on the old Herc you were confined to the factory 48v supply.
>The fan on the Herc sounded like an F115 while the fan on the Herc II was
>almost silent. HercII is very nice piece of gear.
>Steve N4LQ
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