[Elecraft] Power Supply Lead

[Stephen W. Kercel]

Thanks for the many comments. The 6 foot length was my real concern. 
If the K2 can live with the .14 volt drop then all is well.

73,

Steve
AA4AK
K2 # 5383   (almost in hand)



At 05:24 PM 2/23/2006, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
>>Elecrafters:
>>I have a prefabricated (West Mountain) power lead made of zip cord 
>>consisting of No 10 stranded cables. It is 6 feet long and has 
>>factory installed Anderson power poles on one end and factory 
>>installed 1/4 inch ring connectors on the other.
>>Is this cable heavy enough to connect my power supply to a K2/100?
>
>Yes.  6 feet of no. 10 should have a resistance of 0.007 ohms, so at 20
>amps the voltage drop will be 0.14 volt.  As far as heat dissipation,
>no. 10 is spec'd for use in cables at up to 33 amps.
>--
>73,
>Vic, K2VCO
>Fresno CA
>http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
>
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