Here is a link to the PWRgate that I believe Bruce is referring to. This item is a compact, relatively low cost, well regarded solution that would be appropriate for use in the scheme Bruce has suggested. A yellow or blue top Optima, or other good AGM battery, along with a PWRgate, wouldn't cost too much more than the UPS being considered, but would be much more useful & versatile.
http://ki0bk.no-ip.com/~pwrgate/LLPG/Site/Welcome.html 73 de Dennis KD7CAC Scottsdale, AZ On Jul 21, 2014, at 4:34 AM, Bruce Beford <bef...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: >> Is it overkill to power my Astron RS-35 power supply that runs my K3 from >> a UPS? > > In my opinion, yes- it's overkill. I personally would probably use the > Astron to float a deep cycle or SLA battery on it's output. You might also > want to investigate adding a PWRgate or similar Schottky diode matrix to the > mix. This would provide not only the protection against abrupt power failure > that you seem to seek, but also provide some additional operating time in > the event of power fail. Those UPS units are designed to run for only a > handful of minutes, while a computer system shuts down. > > GL, > Bruce/N1RX ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
