Yes, that will work just fine. Make sure you put in fuses, and set the current limit down somewhat if you are feeding a big battery bank.
Joe --- David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on the repeater builder website there is a mod for > the astron rs35 where > you go into it and cut a trace then add a resistor > then adjust the power > supply's output voltage to what the float charge > rate of the battery I have > done this to an rs35 and have not had any problems I > am just wondering if it > is okay to do it to the rs50 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave VanHorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] astron rs50 > > > > > > At 12:08 PM 4/8/2005, David wrote: > > > > >no you can buy it build it and hook up external > to the rs50 it can be > built > > >into the rm50 > > >but I don't have the rm 50 I have the rs50 and am > wondering if I should > > >spend the $45 for the battery backup kit or if > the mod for the rs35 on > the > > >repeater builder website will be acceptable since > I do plan on fusing > both > > >positive and negative lines from the rs50 to the > batteries > > >and again from the batteries to the load > > > > What does this mod do exactly? > > > > What we've done, and I've used this at home for > years, is to set the > > power supply to 14.4V, and connect the backup > batteries directly in > parallel. > > Mechanically, the power supply leads (both of > them!) run direct to > > the battery, and in through a 30A fuse, then back > out from the > > battery through another 30A, to a distribution > panel with fuses sized > > for each device. Everything's powerpoled of > course. > > > > I've run batteries this way for >8 years with no > problems, the trick > > is to adjust the float voltage for your particular > battery. > > SLA isn't the same as Gell, and so on. They are > pretty close, and > > slightly under is better than slightly over. > > Reduced charge state as opposed to electrolyzing > the water and loosing it. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
