At 8/1/2008 06:02, you wrote: >Hi guys .I am wondering if anyone knows of good pages on dual batteries >systems and comments on which of following questions is better > >I am wondering if having two batteries .one for the receiver and one for >the TX each with its own solar regulator or >A system where two batteries are charged by two separate regulators and >the TX and rx run off one battery and when extended no solar period >happens the repeater is switched to the second battery when the main >drains below 10 or 11v and returned to the main when it charges back up
Not good to have separate batteries for TX & RX because if either goes dead, your system is off the air, whereas if both power the entire system, both must go dead before the system goes down. Bob NO6B

