Well the switch is running the voltage to the repeater, and trickle charges the batteries until it switches to use the batteries, then charges them back up. I'm open to idea's here. I have four sealed lead acid high capacity batteries that are for the repeater.
Mathew
Dave VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 07:28 PM 6/7/2005, Mathew Quaife wrote:
>Can an Astron RS-70 power supply be taken up to 15 volts and survive
>ok? He is the situation. I have a bank of batteries for the repeater
>and a West Mountain PWRgate 40 amp switch that goes between the power
>supply, the batteries and the repeater. WHen I put it in line, and
>hook it all up, I loose a considerable amount of repeater power.
>Nearly 1/4th of the power. Measuring the voltage out of the power
>supply is 13.6 and the voltage out of the PWRgate is about 12.6 volts.
>Any ideas or suggestions.
Disconnect the crowbar, or put a couple of diodes in series with it's
input so that it doesn't trigger.
Hang an appropriate fuse between the PS and the battery, in case the
PS crowbars, so the battery doesn't dump back into the PS.
The thing is, I don't think your batteries will like going that high.
Why so much loss through the switch? That seems like your real problem.
Then again, why are you using this switch at all?
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