Hi all, A diode was my first try, but there are several problems with that approach. The first being the additional volt drop can make battery charging more of a problem with a fixed supply, though a schottky diode would help to some degree on that score. The biggest problem was the generation of heat was greater than would have comfortable with and there was not enough room within the PSU case to add the additional heat sinking required for the diode. However, the DC current requirements were rather higher for the repeater application than would be required to drive a basic K2. Yes, a diode could certainly be used with care. Bob, G3VVT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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