[MRCA] DC-DC Up Converter

[Dave Merrill]

These on Amazon Haul appear to be the same design and are less expensive:

https://www.amazon.com/AOICRIE-Converter-%C2%B145V-390V-Capacitor-Charging/dp/B0CHF7V4ZG#haulCustomerReviews_feature_div

__... ...__ Dave N9ZC



On Fri, Sep 12, 2025, 10:40 AM <scottjohnson1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Amazon is you friend.  There are all manner of DC-DC boost and buck
> converters that will do yeoman service for you,  the buck converters are a
> few bucks ($3-6), and there is a nice 45-390V boost converter from several
> sources for around $10.00. (There are two versions- a bi-polar, and a
> positive only, don’t get the bipolar unless you need it, as it is half the
> current) They will deliver up to 30W over the output voltage range.  I have
> used them as dynamotor replacements, literally fitting the converter in a
> gutted dynamotor case. I have used literally dozens of these over the last
> 5 years, and find they work very well, with quite high efficiency.
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> Regards,
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> Scott W7SVJ
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> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Mark K3MSB
> *Sent:* Friday, September 12, 2025 09:25
> *To:* Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
> *Cc:* mrca at mailman.qth.net; List Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [MRCA] DC-DC Up Converter
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> Ray and "Milrad" --
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> Thanks for the info.
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> My initial goal is to provide a field solution for my BC-221.  It now has
> a 110 VAC power supply, and I'd like to convert it to 12 V DC.
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> I need 6.3 V AC/DC and 150V @ 20 mA.      A single battery with the DC-DC
> converter should work.
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> I use LiFePO4 batteries for POTA (Parks On The Air) activities and can run
> my IC-7300 at 100W for 2 to 3 hours (which is why I typically run it at
> 50W).    Since the 211 will only be on intermittently, a single battery
> should easily last for 2 days.
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> I'd generate some heat for the filament dropping resistor, but that
> doesn't matter.
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> 73 Mark K3MSB
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> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
> wrote:
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> Just finished a DAG radio direction finder using this same converter. Its
> providing 90 volts and replacing a B battery. Built a small box that takes
> the output of a twelve volt SLA Battery and provides 1.5 and 90 volts for
> the direction finder. Found that the inverter was fairly quiet but is
> almost completely lacking any output filtering. It also produced noise on
> the input buss to the battery but keeping everything in a meatal box and
> short it was not an issue. Regulation was ok but did notice there are some
> points where the PWM system on the board will produce weird noise at some
> settings. Think the little inverter is good for low power things like
> replacing B Batteries but would not trust it for things like 225 B+
> supplies in a big radio.
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> Ray F/KA3EKH
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> *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *MilRad via MRCA
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 11, 2025 9:30 PM
> *To:* Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>; ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>;
> List Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; Military Radio Collectors
> Association (mrca at mailman.qth.net) <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [MRCA] DC-DC Up Converter
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> I have had good luck with this one.
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> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KRLGNH7
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> On 09/11/2025 7:39 PM EDT Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Folks
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> A while back (perhaps a few weeks)  there was a thread on DC to DC up
> converters in which there was one particular unit that quite a few people
> liked.
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> I thought I saved that info but didn't.  If anyone has the info, please
> forward.
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> Thanks
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> Mark K3MSB
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