[JRC] Power Tank

[Chris Smolinski]

>Hi all,
>
>Just thought I'd let you all know something new in my
>listening setup.  I recently purchased a Clelestron Power Tank, mobile
>power station.  I needed it for power outages here in Clewiston.  A 
>few drops of rain seem to short out the power around here.  Anyway, 
>I decided to see how my NRD545 operated on DC power the other day 
>using the Power Tank as the source.  Let me tell you, I can really 
>hear the difference between AC and DC power.  The DC is so much 
>quite(r) than AC power.  My NRD545 seems like a new receiver to me.
>The power tank only stays charged for about 24 hours and then I need 
>to recharge it, but that's very easy during downtimes from my 
>listening.

Were you still grounded to the AC house ground, or isolated from it? 
I've got a 12V supply I use for some of my Icom rigs I could try. Now 
if only I could find the DC power plug for the 545...

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
http://www.blackcatsystems.com