Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-20 Thread Nate Duehr
ka9qjg wrote: Now the question and I have not seen this talked about I would assume all I would need is a Normally closed Relay and as the Voltage dropped below a Certain Level it would open and just break the connection to the Battery back up , Is this the way to do it RV (camping)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-20 Thread David Struebel
WB2FTX - Original Message - From: ka9qjg To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:29 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up I have a Astron 60 Amp Power supply with the battery back up option it works Great I have it Fused

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-20 Thread Bob Donnell
, October 20, 2008 11:37 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up You might also want to consider the approach shown in the article on p 76 in the November 2008 issue of QST where a boost regulator has been placed in line...This will allow

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-20 Thread Mike Dietrich
- Original Message - From: Bob Donnell To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up The switching boost regulator is a good idea for maintaining

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-20 Thread Nate Duehr
David Struebel wrote: You might also want to consider the approach shown in the article on p 76 in the November 2008 issue of QST where a boost regulator has been placed in line...This will allow the equipment to still see 13.5 to 13.8 volts even where the battery has discharged below the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-20 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 07:29 PM 10/19/08, you wrote: I have a Astron 60 Amp Power supply with the battery back up option it works Great I have it Fused. However in the Testing I noticed that on Battery Back up I only loose about 10 Watts that is fine, But as the Battery drains down the Repeater gets

[Repeater-Builder] Shutting Down Battery Back up

2008-10-19 Thread ka9qjg
I have a Astron 60 Amp Power supply with the battery back up option it works Great I have it Fused. However in the Testing I noticed that on Battery Back up I only loose about 10 Watts that is fine, But as the Battery drains down the Repeater gets Distorted and of Course this is normal too