[TenTec] boost mobile voltage?

[Bob Stephens]

Would a 65 amp hour deep cycle battery be ok for the Corsair? I have a weak 
back and would prefer the smaller battery  if it would suffice, although I 
can carry the heavier 90 amp hour battery if I'm careful
tnx -Bob KB1CIW.


At 12:42 PM 4/24/2005 -0700, you wrote:
><snip>
>[7 1/2 amp hr] A pretty small battery to draw 20 amps on peaks.  I suspect 
>that the
>voltage drop was pretty bad on peaks.  I would not use a small battery
>like that unless I drove the Corsair QRP.
>
>
>I used a fairly large (just a bit larger than a standard auto battery)
>Marine deep cycle battery fully charged.  The SSB was fine, everything
>held up pretty well.  I didn't go for more than an hour, the Herc II
>takes a bit of current, hi.
<snip> 


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