[TenTec] Gauge of wire from power supply question?

[Eugene Klingler]

mynew o2 came with a factory tentec #14 supply cablel.    because of another 
issue, paul clinton sent me a  #12 cable.....now i find that either one 
works fine.  i dont know what cable is being shipped  with th current new 
o2's. gene klingler n8zx  n8zx at hughes.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Gauge of wire from power supply question?


> The MINIMUM power supply wire gauge for any 100 watt radio would be no. 
> 12,
> as it is rated at the 20 amps your 100 watt radio likely pulls.  Some of 
> the
> latest radios pull 25 amps, and you would need no. 10 to be safe with 
> them.
> You likely are seeing voltage sag regulation issues with the high IR drop 
> of
> 14 ga. on power peaks.
>
> -Stuart
> K5KVH
>
>
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