[Elecraft] Which of these would make the best power supply for the K3(S)?

[Marc Veeneman]

I agree with Jim, especially during air conditioning season.  Why pay the electric company to heat with an Astron while I'm paying to cool with a Carrier?

Switchers win this battle.
-- 
Marc   W8SDG




> On Oct 29, 2015, at 5:18 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu,10/29/2015 1:41 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>> I am yet another guy who leaves the Astron on 24x7 unless we leave for vacation of more than a day.
> 
> You might not do that if you lived in W6, where, thanks to Enron, the cost of power is MUCH higher than in most of the US. In Chicago, my worst case differential cost of power was about $0.13/kWh; here in CA, it's in the range of $0.36/kWh. In Chicago, an Astron ran 24/7. In CA, I use the quietest, most efficient switcher I can find, supplementing it with solar panels during the summer months.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC