[TenTec] boost mobile voltage?

[Bob Stephens]

Please let me clarify this.

The 7 hr gel cell was only a test. I wanted to make one or two contacts to 
see if it would be worthwhile to buy a larger battery. The fully charged, 
almost brand new battery failed the test in the first minute.

The question has changed. I plan to purchase a deep cycle marine battery 
tonight. The 90 amp hour version will be somewhat hard on my weak back, 
although I could carry it around if I'm careful. The question now is : 
would a 65 amp hour deep cycle marine battery power a Corsair for at least 
5 hours in SSB assuming I'll be listening for at least 50 % or more of the 
time?

73 -Bob KB1CIW

At 05:09 PM 4/25/2005 -0500, you wrote:

>For something like the Corsair, you really need much more than a 7 Amp Hr.
>battery!   Get a full size car or Marine battery, fully charged.  The rig
>wants 12 volts and a bit more for most stable operation, and I think the
>Corsairs pulled 20 amps on transmit unless you had the power reduced some
>way.
>-Stuart
>K5KVH


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