[TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 51, Issue 8

[Gary Hoffman]

Agreed, you could run everything on 12 volts.  That would work for many
common situations.

It would not work for my setup with scanners and commercial radios and
computers, and....well you get the idea.

73 de Gary


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Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 51, Issue 8


>
> 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.
>
>
>
> ================================================
>
> 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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