Hi Jim,
Most big rigs run from 220VAC if for no other reason, just load
balancing. Big rigs will often pull more that 20 amps of AC line
current on
modulation peaks. So to prevent the line voltage from dropping
anymore than
is necessary, we often put the HV power supply on a separate 110VAC
side of
a 220 circuit. And then run the rest of the rig, and other
paraphernalia,
from the other side. This is call load balancing and it reduces the
current
on the common line of the 220 service and thereby reduce power
voltage drops
on modulation peaks.
John, WA5BXO
Jim Miller WB5OXQ wrote:
I had an idea that it draws too much current for a common 110
circuit. My centurion amp requires 220vac also. Otherwise it would
need 30 amps at 110 and that is too much for most wiring in homes. We
never tired to operate that transmitter and I don't know if he still
has it but I bet he does. He has a lot of STUFF that he never uses.
I think ya'll are all missing the point... the BC-610 has a twist-plug
recepticle on the back of it the blades are curved. If one didn't know
better, one might think that the BC-610 used a special plug, that
connected to 220VAC. It does not.
Jim, if your friend has the rig, and has the plug that goes into the
back of it (and everything else needed for it) then yeah, you could puot
it on 75m AM phone. The single 250TH modulated by a pair of 100TH's was
a military wonderment, in it's day.
--
73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR
