[Rover] Rover Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1

[James Duffey]

OK Ev - I use the W8XJK booster and it works admirably. It is worth  
the $150 investment, but if all you are worrying about is starting  
drop, it probably is overkill.

I think a capacitor would probably be OK. I think that MFJ sells  
something like this. Calculate the size of capacitor you need, it will  
probably be much larger than you think. Like several Farads. Let us  
know what you do. - Duffey


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> Hey Guys...I have a couple of vehicles that apparently have enough  
> voltage drop during engine start that it causes my transceivers to  
> reset.  Without getting into all of the ugly details, I wonder if  
> anyone has experience with "droop protection". (be nice)
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> I'm thinking that maybe something as simple as a big-ol' honkin'  
> capacitor (like what is used for mobile stereo bass boosters) might  
> be all I need, but I thought I'd ask the pro's first.
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James Duffey
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