[Elecraft] Re: 12 VDC Output

[wayne burdick]

> 1.5 volts +/- at 500 mA is a bit much but it's not a big problem since
> MK II can use external power but it would have been nice to avoid yet
> another power supply for each station for the VP6DX group.  It 
> certainly
> should not be a problem for a single relay application.

QSL. It wasn't meant for heavy loads.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the K3's 12 VDC accessory output 
could be used simply as a switching signal, controlling a smaller relay 
or a transistor that turns on the larger one. A separate 12 V supply, 
battery, etc. could be used to provide switching power at the load, no 
matter how distant.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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