[Elecraft] TGE voltage booster dynamics with K3

[Oliver Johns]

I had a nonsense subject line on my previous submission of this.  So, resubmitting it in case someone has some ideas.


Like John, T6EE, I use a TGE Solutions booster unit.  (In my case the marine model
<http://stores.tgelectronics.org/n8xjk-marine-booster <http://stores.tgelectronics.org/n8xjk-marine-booster>>  with a 35Ah AGM battery.)
It is set for 14 volts and, according to the K3 voltage metering, holds that voltage 
with battery voltage as low as 11 Volts, which is low as I like to go.

My question is, has anyone with an oscilloscope done any tests of the DYNAMIC behaviour of 
this or similar units under the rapidly varying load presented by SSB?  If the voltage fluctuates
under a rapidly varying load, this could lead to distortion in the K3 output regardless of the 
DC load values.

73,

Oliver
W6ODJ



> On 29 Jan. 2015, at 16:45 PM, John T6EE wrote:
> 
> 2)      There is a solution which I now use for K3 operation on battery.  TE
> Systems sells voltage boosters which will maintain a constant 13.6 VDC
> regardless of the transceiver's current draw.