Pretty Expensive, my cost as a dealer is near the $200.00 mark, and that's before shipping. At least for the good ones. Might work.
Mathew -----Original Message----- From: Mark Holman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:55 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Powering the Repeater With Marine Batteries I was wondering about those new Dry Batteries that the young generation is using for their mobile Ghetto Blasters I cannot recall right now ( Brain Tired ) the brand name but Auto Zone Just started carrying them. be kinda interesting the Amper Hour Rating on those ! M. H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Q" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Powering the Repeater With Marine Batteries > > And also note that marine grade batteries wont last very long in standby > duty,a little better than a car battery but not much. Its worth the > extra money to buy gel cell type batteries designed for that type of > duty.They are also totally sealed which may be required if used in your > home or at a big tower site. Ever see a hydrogen explosion rip apart a > battery? Also,pay attention to the recommended float voltages of the > manufacturer,also a good idea to give them an equalizing charge monthly. > I have run battery backup here for 27 years! Fuse everything! > 73,Lee,N3APP > > Tony King, W4ZT wrote: > >>One of the best ways to manage the charging of your batteries is to use >>a multi-mode charger designed to properly charge and maintain them. >>Ibex <http://www.ibexmfg.com> carries two 3 mode chargers that are very >>well suited for the job. If you look at their web page under the 12 >>volt chargers, the last one listed also has load shedding capability. >>That means that not only does it charge the batteries, but you can power >>the receiver, controller and exciter (but not the PA) through the load >>shedding switch and when the battery voltage drops, it will shut >>everything down; saving your batteries from total depletion. >> >>Using a charger like this you will still need to isolate the output of >>the AC power supply and the batteries. I personally prefer to do this >>with hard relay contacts so that you don't have voltage drop through a >>diode to contend with. Which ever way you choose, spend a little extra >>to charge the batteries correctly and they will last a very long time >>and be there when you need them. >> >>73, Tony W4ZT >> >> >>w9mwq wrote: >> >> >>>Last night my power supply took a dump! Good thing for backups. >>>Anyways, what I am wanting to do is put 3 marine batteries together >>>to run the power for the repeater with a charger to charge the >>>batteries. If I use a 12 Volt Car charger, do I risk the chance of >>>noise, or would the batteries filter that. What would be a good >>>source to charge these batteries? The power supply that will be >>>taking the place of the worthless Pyramid supply will be an Astron >>>52 Amp Rack Mount Supply. I have heard in the past that batteries >>>have been charged with these power supplies, but not sure if this if >>>true or not. Any ideas? Thanks. >>> >>>Mathew >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
