[Elecraft] Power Supply

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

You might consider a couple of diodes that can handle 20+ amps at 15 =
volts
and put them in series with the + side of the supply Each diode will =
show
about 0.6 volts drop, so a pair of them should get you down to 14.3 =
volts or
0.5 volts over the nominal value.=20

You might use three of them, but they will have SOME forward voltage =
drop,
so a pair might get you much closer to target with the KPA100 drawing =
full
current.

Ron AC7AC
K2 # 1289

-----Original Message-----
> I finished my K2 a couple of weeks ago and it is working great, and I
> love it!  Now, I just received the KPA100 yesterday and have started=20
> construction on it.  My question is that I have stumbled upon an old=20
> GE power supply rated at 35 amps, and it is really built hefty. =20
> However, it is unregulated and puts out 15.5 VDC with no load.  I=20
> would not expect the voltage to drop much when loaded with my K2/100,=20
> but I know the manual says the operating voltage should be between 9=20
> and 15 volts.  Will the 15.5 volts be too much, and would the=20
> unregulated output present any problems?  I would love to use this=20
> thing because it is filtered so well and looks to be built like a=20
> tank.  Note:  It came out of a commercial two-way radio repeater=20
> station.