[Boatanchors] 12 vdc to 110 vac converter question: Rollingboatanchors away!

[James M. Walker]

Yes Definitely,
First you will need more than a 300 watt inverter. Most 100 watt
output transceivers require 300 - 400 watts of ac input power, some
of them even in standby mode. The difference in input power is a
little bit of a hassle. For examples I run the Eico 753 transceiver with
the AC supply from a 800 watt with 1100 watt peak inverter. I also
run it from time to time with the DC power supply directly from the
battery with very large cables going to the 752 DC power supply.

Then I also have a TS-820 which I tried on my smaller inverter
which is supposed to handle 500 watts with 800 watts peak, works
fine in receive with the TS-820 running on the 120 VAC output, but
keying the unit in CW mode causes the circuit breaker to trip on the
inverter. No problem with the 800/1100 model, AND no noise was
increased in the receiver.

Watts is Watts, YMMV
Jim
WB2FCN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Mijal" <bluebirdtele at earthlink.net>
To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 11:57 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] 12 vdc to 110 vac converter question:
Rollingboatanchors away!


I'm thinking about going mobile with a 100 w boatanchor radio. Can I use an
off the shelf 12 vdc to 110 vac car power inverter at, oh, let's say 300W to
run this radio?
pseudo sine generator  version ok?
Any gotcha's on this one?
Tnx
Greg
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