RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Power Supply Questiona

2010-02-27 Thread Eric Lemmon
Graham, The "SP01" might refer to a power supply that is modified to operate on 230 VAC 50 Hz, or that is fitted with the special Type 1 plug used in New Zealand, or both. In any case, the "SP01" does, in fact, mean that the unit is a "special" product that may have been custom-made for a particu

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Power Supply Questiona

2010-02-24 Thread Mike Morris
The photo looks like a repeater supply. Many repeater supplies provided a 9.6v DC low current output for the receiver and exciter, some had a second low current output at 13.5-13.8vDC at 3-4 amps for the other audio stages, and most had an unregulated (as high as 16v) high current output for the t

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Motorola Power Supply Questiona

2010-02-24 Thread Gareth Bennett
Hiya Graham, One of the reasons we binned these type of supplies was for excessive AC ripple that they produced, just be mindful of this on your adventures with sealed type batteries. By the way, If you need solar panels try this crowd out over in Oz, http://www.rockby.com.au/searchres.cfm?selec