[ARC5] 24vdc power

[William Cromwell]

Hi,

Look around for good, used automotive and truck battery chargers - the 
kind that can jump start large engines. In my (limited) experience the 
control elements die leaving a massive transformer orphaned.

73,

Bill KU8H

bark less - wag more

On 9/5/22 08:12, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
> Nice job.
>
> The problem is where does one find big iron these days? The surplus houses don't have much anymore. Even if they had it the shipping costs are prohibitive. I guess you can find the transformers at hamfests.
>
> Mike N2MS
>
>> On 09/05/2022 2:15 AM Charles via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> For the small loads mentioned here, that approach is a good one, although I have read that battery life may be limited. Unfortunately for larger SLA or flooded batteries, and switchers too, the price increases more than proportionately ;)
>> It was actually cheaper for me to buy some of the components for the brute force PS than to buy batteries (and switchers).
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