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This is my Updated Emergency Backup System -115AH deep cycle marine battery (2) -PWRgate PG40S -RigRunner 4005 -Whatt Meter -Power Poles -Black & Decker 750 watt Inverter Complete Standby system, always hooked upto the battery and should the Residential power go out, ill be uninterrupted. The only step I have left, is to add a Solar Panel. Eventually that will happen as I get some more money to put towards my projects. www.westmountainradio.com — Thanks!
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I’ve since doubled my capacity to 4 of those batteries. But the radio? draws less then 1 amp hour so with those 2 batteries id probably have 150ish usable amp hours, so 150 hours in just listening mode. That number drops if I start transmitting which sucks down 10-15 amps.
how long can? you run the radio on those two batteries?
Looks like you have more than enough capacity for a ham shack and moderate lighting.
I have a similar lash-up, but use the? A&A Engineering 5A ‘smart charger’ and a pair of 18AHr gel-cells. The smart charger will not boil out electrolyte as-do some power supplies that are set at too high voltage or even at a LT float charge voltage. TIP: never forget to power-down you PS and even remove the connection at PS before fiddling with connections at the battery due to sparks at wet-cells out-gassing.
P.S. For the amount of off gassing you’ll experience from those two? 27′s or 24′s you have there… you can build an indoor hydrogen / sulfide reclamation air cleaner.
Right. I meant to say series LOL. I’m glad to hear that. I’d rather buy solar panels, instead of power supplies (mains). Not mention that; I already own solar. For the amount I’ll use it… the money is? better invested in solar, than in a power supply that does only one thing (for me). Thanks
Hey Kyle, Welcome to the ham world. there actually isnt any problem running a ham radio off 12v DC, it runs quite well on them. mobiles all are a bit different, my mobile kicks out around 10.4 volts but Ive never let my? batteries get that low. You would have to put your 2 6v batteries in series to raise the voltage upto 12v to run the radio, Running them in parallel would only give you 6v and the radio would not function.
I am new to Ham. What is the inherent problem with operating a radio on 12v? When do mobiles typically kick out (what battery voltage).? Is it not possible to run a FT-2900 directly? off of two six volts in parallel?
Short answer is yes. Two Deep cycle? sixes will cycle deeper than an RV24 or RV27 series battery. Typically, a Trojan TXXX (or competitor) is 200, 220, or 225 amp hours. I run two cheap Exides, they are perhaps 180-195 amp hours. A cheap six (X 2) is better value than 2 moderate 24′s or 27′s. For example, my setup costs $260 for two sixes and will handle being dropped to 11V better than 24′s or 27′s will, 6 volt bats have thicker plates.
Can you give me a 1., 2., 3. List of everything I need and where I can get it? I’ll need to splice wires too? Also, I’d need an outlet? to plug things in to it.
I appreciate that, but it’s quite simple for? YOU to do. I’d rather with but one already set up and change out the batteries as needed or have someone build me one. Wish you lived close by.
Jason
There really quite simple to setup. You can even buy the power polled wires from sites like powerwerx and just get the components + a battery and plug? everything in.
Who can help me set something up for my ham radio?? 7705331044
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not really sure what your trying to do. Why not just tie your battery into your ham radio’s power system. for example, hardwire the radio to the battery and? use your Power supply to charge/float the battery.
I have an htx-242 2-meter rig I plan on using battery pwr on. I need an idea for using my Rayovac booster to quickly connect to the rig for emergency power -? or connecting a regular auto battery if necessary using jumper cables. I was thinking of 2 threaded rods going through a piece of plywood with wing nuts & washers on both sides of each…. maybe a table? thoughts?
I’m looking to do something similar with my IC706MKIIG, I was looking at using 2 6V high capacity Rolls AGM? Batteries and a sharp 230w solar panel, I wasn’t sure if that was overkill and wouldn’t mind a more economical setup. The batteries I was looking at are 250-500ea and panel about 350, still want a scorpion screw driver HF antenna so this stuff is adding up. Would two six volt batts be better than a single 12volt?
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Nice job. ? Thanks
Thanks! Since moving I’ve expanded the setup quite a bit? and added a solar panel. its working quite well still.
Very cool. I have a battery bank for my ham shack and use a solar panel for charging plus a pedal generator called the Pedal-A-Watt in? case the sun isn’t shining when the power goes out!
I run my solar panel into a charge controller then directly into my battery bank. Then the powergate has its Powersupply as my backup PS that I havnt used since I got solar, and then battery bank like? and then a line to the rigrunner to supply everything.
hmm i think not
anyway, i own a Doc Wattson, but it dont show the “direction” of the current? flow.
Another Questions:
You wrote that you’re running that system with solar panels. How are these connected? Directly to the PWRgate (As a Power Supply) or through a Solar Charge Controller?
Thanks!
It was a “Whatt” Meter from West? Mountain radio.. Im unsure if they still have this particular unit.
Nice Job
What kind/type/model? is the Wattmeter?
Nope, but you would need a puresine inverter, The cheap inverter I have there, doesnt produce Clean enough juice to run my computers. You would have to go from the battery to? a puresine inverter to your computers then. Tho you would need a way to charge the batteries at 12v