[TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 51, Issue 8

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In a message dated 3/6/2007 5:05:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
tentec-request at contesting.com writes:

That's  fine, as long as all you want is 12 volts.  As I explained in my
first  post, my goal was to power all kinds of stuff, lights and things, from
my  emergency supply.  A 12 volt DC booster does not forward that  goal.

They do work however, if all you want is 12  volts.



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one thought is to run it on 12 volts and then for lights and  such, use 12 
volt stuff too. this way you don't have all the losses in  conversion from 12 to 
120 etc.
 
if you go to any RV or camping store they have literally any  thing you need 
in a 12 voly form for RV's.
 
in the shack I have the packet, and on 2m rig always on  12 v backup power, 
and it only takes a minute to "back feed " the 12 position  rig runner to feed 
any thing else.  I even have my old 5 inch 12 v B&W  tv so I can watch the 
tube, and a couple of 12 v florescent lamps will handle  lighting .
 
so here is my setup, as I said before I run a power mater into  the three 33 
AH batteries for the packet and the little tv. 
 
I have 2 small panels outside charging a pair of 90 AH  batteries for the 2 m 
rig and this can be back fed to run the scout or corsair  or triton IV. in 
the garage I have a 5500 watt generator, this will run the  fridge, and heater 
etc., and still to be installed is a pair of 85 watt solar  panels  to go to a 
large battery bank.   I also have a small  panel on a 12 volt deep cycle in 
the garage with a small inverter on it, to run  the garage door opener if needed.
 
most of the black outs here are only an hour or so and the  "packet" 
batteries and the small solar setup outside is enough to get through,  the rest is 
used for longer outages,  I also have an 80 am marine charger  that I can run on 
the generator to put a quick garage into batteries when using  for the fridge 
and heater.  
 
hope this helps
 
 
tom N6AJR
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