And while the MSFs have an IEC power connector DO NOT use a wimpy computer power cord. Go to an industrial supplier and get a good husky IEC power cord ( #8 wire if you can get it, #10 if you can't, or #12 if it's a really short run).
I've seen a couple of MSFs where the owner obviously could not locate a IEC cord with husky enough wire to satisfy him (not everyone has access to big-city electrical supply houses). On those two units the IEC was removed and replaced with a cut down piece of steel plate that looked almost like a piece of an outlet box blank cover plate . A three foot piece of three conductor #8 or #10 cable hung out of a grommet with a 3 conductor twist lock plug on the end. Mike WA6ILQ At 05:52 PM 11/13/07, you wrote: >That's a pretty good number. They use ferro-resonant >power supplies which are notoriously inefficient. My >75w UHF station draws about 6 amps when transmitting. >The 110w supply is rated for 625 watts output, so >figure at best about 70% efficiency and you're up near >900 watts AC input. > >If you need an exact value, I can fire up a station >and measure it. > >Best place for one of these stations is at a site >where YOU do NOT have to pay for the electricity ! > >Bob M. >====== >--- Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Does anyone happen to know the current draw on > > transmit of a 100W UHF > > Moto MSF5000. > > The VA rating on the sticker calculates out to > > around 8A. I just want > > to be sure before I go plugging it in and tripping a > > circuit. > > > > Thanks > > Andrew > > KC2EUS / GM1YMI > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Be a better pen pal. >Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See >how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
