> On Dec 22, 2014, at 2:31 AM, Richard Fjeld <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is anyone floating a battery across their power distribution? > > Dick, n0ce
In almost every case possible. Uninterrupted communications is a very important concept IMHO. A trick (or maybe not) that I have recently used to address the charging issue, is to use a ‘Solar Charge Controller’, of the appropriate amperage rating, of course. These devices have a solar input (suitable for a Linear type power supply. Not quite sure how it would behave connected to a switcher), a Battery Interconnect, and Load out. Many devices include charging control circuits that you can match to your batteries fairly well, and a Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD) to keep your batteries from over discharging. I have this setup on my K3 and it works great. I have the K3’s Low Voltage warning set to .3v above LVD cut-out (on the charge controller). This lets me know when the batteries are close to the bottom. This is a great feature that helps you with not destroying your batteries. Walter K3WCA ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
