The KPA-500 is AC input. It does not run on 13.8vdc. A 25A peak supply is fine for what you've listed.
Grant/Nq5t Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2011, at 4:18 PM, "Jack Regan" <[email protected]> wrote: > The specifications according to the manuals are: > > > > K3 20.0 A (recommended) 3-4 (typical) NOTE: > When barefoot I run 100 Watts for CW, SSB and RTTY > > P3 00 .5 A > > KPA500 20.0 A > > > > FT-7800 00.5 A RCV > NOTE: 6M, 2M, 440. Squelched. I sometimes have this on scan when working HF. > > > 08.5 A XMT NOTE: I > do not think I have ever transmitted on both at the same time. > > > > Do I really need a 49.5 amp continuous output PS? > > I ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
