Best bet is to get 4 6v deep cycle batteries connect in series and connect a high quality power supply capable of supporting planned load and set output voltage to the selected 'float' voltage This will give you a setup which depending on batter rating could give you several days of backup power
Content by Scott Typos by Siri > On Jul 8, 2016, at 12:53 PM, Wes <w...@triconet.org> wrote: > > I have for years powered much of my ham station with a 90AH SLA maintained > with a homemade "smart" charger. I used an analog Astron 35A power supply > (RS-35M) for its raw DC and series pass transistors with its regulator board > replaced with a (now obsolete) AA Engineering smart charger board. This used > a uC3906 IC for control. Capacity wise this was actually overkill for my > application as the charger could supply the total load. > > Although many years ago I worked for the founders of Iota Engineering I have > no interest in the company other than as a satisfied customer. That said, if > someone wants to pursue something similar I can recommend their power > supplies with their "smart charger" modules. > (http://iotaengineering.com/power.htm) > > >> On 7/8/2016 12:08 AM, Hal Murray wrote: >> i...@blackmountainforge.com said: >>> There is a company in the USA that manufactures a product called >>> BatteryTender - excellent float charger and maintainer. Costco sells them >>> for $40 >> How do those types of chargers work when there is a load? >> >> It's not the typical "float" there is also significant current going to the >> thunderbolt. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
