On Mon,12/22/2014 11:51 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote:
This is my concern; I am interested in protecting my K3 from damage by
not being shut down properly should a power interruption occur while
the K3 is operating. For this design, I'm thinking about a worst case
scenario; in transmit mode at 100 watts/20 amps, plus accessories on.
You are overly concerned, but having battery backup is a good thing.
Concerns about outgassing notwithstanding, I've never used anything more
than the voltage regulator on the power supply to limit the charge, and
I've always used ordinary deep cycle batteries. The key is to limit that
voltage to what the battery expects, and to limit the charging current
to what the battery will take as a "trickle" once it's reached full
charge. Those are not difficult to do if you simply monitor battery
voltage and charge current.
73, Jim K9YC
______________________________________________________________
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
