Badgeruk1980 Contributor


Call Sign : G0SGR,CT3226,(Badger). Posts : 56 Times Thanked : -3 Join date : 2019-10-05 QTH or Location : Wiltshire,UK Equipment Used : Kenwood TS-570DG, Alinco DXSR9, CRT SS6900, UNIDEN UBC355XLT Age : 40
 | Subject: Going Mobile Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:22 pm | |
| How would I get the amps up when mobile. The 12v point only kicks out 3/5 amps. Should I run power from battery? Thanks | |
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BigTone Contributor

Call Sign : G8YMW or 26CT4498 Posts : 61 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-16 QTH or Location : Lincoln and Finningley Equipment Used : CRT 9900, Yaesu FT817, Kenwood TS570, Icom 910 Age : 66
 | Subject: Re: Going Mobile Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:34 pm | |
| You should (most of the time) go direct from the battery with as thick a wire as is practical. If you go from a ciggy lighter, you have miles of thin wire which means voltage sag under load. This will warm the wiring up (insulation failure and possible fire) Also, on ssb the audio WILL be unreadable Fuse on the positive as close to the battery as you can (unless you want to test the big bang theory).
I know this can be heavy going but try k0bg.com | |
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Vendee85 Contributor

Call Sign : CT2201/FB855/UK164 + others Posts : 81 Times Thanked : 16 Join date : 2019-07-03 QTH or Location : Yeovil Equipment Used : Yeasu FT891 MFJ Atu/Swr K40 Tankwhip x2 Mob whips 80/40/20 Age : 76
 | Subject: Re: Going Mobile Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:36 pm | |
| Hi. Steven.
DONT. Use vehicle Batt. If u flatten it u won't get home!. I always use a separate Batt in footwell or behind seats. Only use a single Batt if ur on receive or low power. I personally use 2 H/d 135ah in Series giving 24v. then thro' MFj dropper to 13.8v. All modern rigs need 13.8v ideally not dropping below 13.0v to get the best out of Rig. My rig takes 22a on full power but normally only use less than half 10/12a @ 30/40w. I run for several days/nets with this setup without charging. Hope this helps. Good luck. 73's Mike. | |
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Badgeruk1980 Contributor


Call Sign : G0SGR,CT3226,(Badger). Posts : 56 Times Thanked : -3 Join date : 2019-10-05 QTH or Location : Wiltshire,UK Equipment Used : Kenwood TS-570DG, Alinco DXSR9, CRT SS6900, UNIDEN UBC355XLT Age : 40
 | Subject: Re: Going Mobile Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:11 pm | |
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