Re: [Repeater-Builder] Astron switching supply for Battery Charger??

@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 5:00 am Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Astron switching supply for Battery Charger?? John, There's nothing about a switching power supply that might disqualify it for battery float service. However, you should isolate the output of any power supply from

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Astron switching supply for Battery Charger??

-Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kh6...@netscape.net Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 11:52 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Astron switching supply for Battery Charger?? Eric, thanks

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Astron switching supply for Battery Charger??

John, There's nothing about a switching power supply that might disqualify it for battery float service. However, you should isolate the output of any power supply from the battery with a Schottky diode, so that a failure within the power supply- or the firing of the crowbar SCR- will not impose

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Astron switching supply for Battery Charger??

I have been using a Samlex 20 amp switcher to float charge 4 six volt golf car batteries wired in series parallel for the last 5 years, The repeater and packet device are both Syntor X radios and have not been off the air in over 4 years. I keep the voltage set at 13.2 with the power supply