[TowerTalk] TOWER LIGHTING

[Ken Alker]

Bill,

I have a bunch of used 12V 35AH batteries that are about 2 years old and still have at least a couple of years life in them (testing under load and checked internal impedance) if you need any more for $20-$35 each (lower internal impedance = higher cost; retail $99 new).  For that matter, if anyone needs any 12V 7AH batteries, I have 200+ of them that are about 2.5 years old that I'm going to sell for $10 each to the ham community.  I prefer to sell in boxes of eight (when shipped), if people can group their purchases.  I have a few other values too (smaller/bigger/6V/etc. including a couple of BIG ones from solar install).  I can email direct with more details, testing done, what they were used for, etc.

Ken, KA6KEN
Santa Barbara Electronics Supply, LLC
Impulse Advanced Communications, LLC


--On Friday, June 18, 2021 4:32 PM +0000 Bill via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> First, thanks to all who responded  to my post.  I've got it all sorted
> out. I purchase two new beacons lights which had 106 Watt bulbs for
> 110VAC.  Bought two strings of LED lights which had more Lumens than a
> 100W bulb.  Took the transformer off both sets off lights so they would
> run on 12VDC.  Then I coiled them around an old paint roller cover and
> stuffed them in the beacon housing.  Purchased a sensor to limit
> operation to night time and  a flasher from Amazon.   Got a 100W solar
> panel , a 35 A/hour battery and voltage regulator also.  Panel and
> battery have not yet arrived, but I tested the system and it is very
> bright and flashes about once a second.  I wasted (it really wasn't
> needed except to satisfy them) for around $250 on the entire system. 
> Whoever said hams were cheap is right. Bill K4XS/KH7B/V31XX
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