[TenTec] station power supplies

[chacuff]

I think that is when we will gain the ultimate efficiency for 
lighting...when we distribute DC power through our homes for lighting and 
avoid the inefficiencies in the crazy power supplies that are being put it 
the LED lighting products being sold today.  Lots of heat being generated 
needlessly.  Some work also needs to be done on the lighting temperature 
(color) as well.  Many are still too bluish and stark looking for my tastes.

Just my opinion....

Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wade staggs" <tvman1954 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] station power supplies


> Two sets of these in the Shack. Caught the first set at Auction for around
> Five Bucks with shipping. Fifteen to Twenty Day wait to get them from
> China. I sure wish that we still made stuff like this in America !!!!!
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-Pure-White-3528-SMD-300LED-5M-Flexible-Lamp-Car-Light-Strip-12V-EC001-/300678239286?pt=US_Car_Lighting&hash=item4601d1d436
>
> 300 LED's light the Shack really nice. Much less expensive than the Bulbs
> and they run off of my Emergency Back Up Batteries. One strip has been
> running 24/7 for about 2 years. Only 6 of the 300 LED's/Resistors?? have
> failed. All are still Bright... Very Low Current used for the Light Output
> achieved.
>
> 73 de Wade/KJ4WS
>
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Mike Bryce <prosolar at sssnet.com> wrote:
>
>> Wade,
>>
>> Take a big, and I mean a really big gulp, and try an LED light. Gosh
>> they're expensive, but they don't have the RFI that the CFI seem to
>> manufacture
>>
>> I have several 110 Edison based LED lights in my shack. They too heat up,
>> but nothing like a good 'ol 100 watt light bulb.
>>
>> mike, wb8vge
>>
>>
>> On Sep 7, 2012, at 1:30 PM, wade staggs wrote:
>>
>> > *I was taught that a Transformer with No Load on the Secondary Winding,
>> > uses Only what is known as Magnetizing Current. In all of the Books 
>> > from
>> my
>> > learning, this Magnetizing Current is Very Small. The Only Current Draw
>> > from a Linear Power Supply when Not in use, should be the Magnetizing
>> > Current and also the Small amount needed to keep the Capacitors 
>> > Charged.
>> > Switching Power Supplies Are More Efficient because they do not cause 
>> > as
>> > much Heat. The Series Pass Transistors in a Linear Supply, DO Generate
>> Heat
>> > ..... When Current is being drawn. Therefore, they are Not as efficient
>> as
>> > Switching Supplies. I have Never heard a Birdie in the Receiver with my
>> > Astron 35 Amp Supply. Being the owner of several Switchers, I choose to
>> > keep the Astron Linear PSU Online and also, Charging Emergency Back Up
>> > Batteries. *
>> > *Roy, you are correct about Linear Supplies to the point that they use
>> VERY
>> > LITTLE Power when just idling................... Same argument with CFL
>> Vs
>> > Standard Light Bulb. The Standard Light Bulb will help heat the room 
>> > you
>> > are in during winter months. During the Summer, CFL lighting will take 
>> > a
>> > Big Load off of your Air Conditioner because they generate much less 
>> > heat
>> > while in use. But, I have one CFL Lamp that causes pure Havoc with the
>> > small AM Radio that Miss Brenda, uses in the kitchen......... Darned if
>> you
>> > do and Darned if you don't.... We listen to a Very Good Christian 
>> > Station
>> > on AM during the day.*
>> > *
>> > 73 de Wade/KJ4WS*
>> >
>>
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