[Elecraft] Power Panel 8 ?

[Jack Brindle]

I bought a Power Panel 8 at Visalia earlier this year. I can't give a  
technical comparison to the RigRunner (since I haven't played with  
one), but like you, I can compare prices. The PP8 was much cheaper. The  
unit has been doing its job quite nicely since I assembled it last  
March. One thing I like about it it that it uses the Mini fuses instead  
of the "standard" sized ones. The mini fuses are smaller, making the  
unit fairly small. I recently bought a Pontiac Montana mini-van, and  
was pleasantly surprised to find that the new van uses only the mini  
fuses, meaning I only need to keep one type around.

I did have occasion to blow one of the fuses when I accidentally  
plugged my K2 into an outlet with a 2 amp fuse. Next time I transmitted  
at 15 watts the fuse blew. A red LED then illuminated next to the blown  
fuse, telling me which one to replace. That's a feature I like!

So, for me at least, the bottom line is the PP8 does its job quite  
nicely and saved me money. The folks at HamStop are pretty nice also...

On Sunday, August 31, 2003, at 04:05  PM, george winship wrote:

> Was planning to purchase a RIGrunner for the shack. While browsing the  
> internet to compare prices, I ran across the Power Panel 8 by Saratoga  
> amateur products. It also uses Anderson Power Poles and is offered  
> either as a kit or assembled. Each power point is fused and filtered.  
> Only place I found it was HamStop.com.
>
> Was wondering if anyone had any experience with this product, and how  
> it compares to the RIGrunner?

- Jack Brindle, WA4FIB
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