[Elecraft] [K3] UPS for K3

[Bruce Beford]

> Is it overkill to power my Astron RS-35 power supply that runs my K3 from
> a UPS?

In my opinion, yes- it's overkill. I personally would probably use the
Astron to float a deep cycle or SLA battery on it's output. You might also
want to investigate adding a PWRgate or similar Schottky diode matrix to the
mix. This would provide not only the protection against abrupt power failure
that you seem to seek, but also provide some additional operating time in
the event of power fail. Those UPS units are designed to run for only a
handful of minutes, while a computer system shuts down.

GL,
Bruce/N1RX