At 4/12/2004 10:49 PM, you wrote:
>13.2 is about as high as you should set anything, in vehicles with
13.8 V is the "standard". 13.2 V will definitely be easier on the
equipment, but is by no means an upper limit.
>13.8-14.0 there is typically a 20 ft cable running from the battery to
>the radio mount and the voltage drops off in that length. You should
>build a crowbar circuit so if the voltage climbs above 13.6 it turns off
>or blows a fast acting fuse to protect the equipment
See above; you'll be blowing fuses all day.
Most commercial & ham gear is spec'd to run up to or near 16 V. This is
probably why many power supplies with built-in OVP are set to trip same at
16 V.
Bob NO6B
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