[Elecraft] miniature 14-V power supply for travel

Rick McClelland, AA5S aa5s.rick at gmail.com
Wed Jul 6 12:43:40 EDT 2011


Doh!  Good tip, sorry for the bandwidth.

Rick

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:31 AM, John Ragle <tpcj1r03 at crocker.com> wrote:

> Hi, Rick...
>
>     Connecting two power supplies in parallel is not quite as
> straightforward as one might think at first glance...I suggest you
> Google "Power Supplies in Parallel" -- you will get a good sized
> fist-full of hits on this subject.
>
> John Ragle -- W1ZI
>
> =====
>
> On 7/6/2011 12:24 PM, Rick McClelland, AA5S wrote:
> > This brings a thought to mind, if I may briefly hijack this post.  Is it
> > acceptable to connect a Powerwerx 30 amp supply in parallel with a Gamma
> > HPS1-a supply in order to increase the current/surge capacity of the
> > Powerwerx supply?  This seems reasonable in theory but I don't know if
> the
> > two supplies might deliver slightly different voltages causing the
> regulator
> > on one to malfunction or fail.
> >
> > Rick
>
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Rick McClelland, AA5S
Fort Collins, CO


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