>
>Remember to set the Astron voltage to the battery float voltage,
>and the float voltage for a sealed lead acid (i.e. gell cell) is
>different than that of a wet lead acid and is different than a
>nickel-cadmium bank. The Astron actually has to be set to
>the float voltage PLUS the voltage drop of the series diode.
Just for chagrins, why use a diode?
I simply float the battery across the bus.
No diodes, no relays, no problems :)
Better use an isolation diode...
The linear Astron supplies I have worked on have a "crowbar"
on the output. If it fires, it will foldback the supply causing no problem,
but also put a dead short across the battery!! Not cool..
Royce - W3IF
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