Greetings, As another rovering opportunity is now on the horizon, I am interested in knowing about the rovers choice of batteries for powering rigs, if separate from the vehicle battery. Prime choice
I use two deep cycle marine batteries I got from Canadian Tire (Nautilus brand name). I think one is 75 Ah and the other is 65. The 75 powers my transceiver and the 65 powers my 432 MHz 100 W brick.
I have been using two large Die Hard deep cycle batteries. Going to three in September as I am adding after burners on 2M and 432. I usually try to recharge overnight although I'm not sure that it's
The diode isolators work OK provided the alternator is externally regulated. Alternators with internal regulators with external sense wiring require a special diode isolator with the sense wire outp
A very good source for battery switches is any good marine supply outlet like West Marine or your local marina. They have manual switches which allow Bat A, Bat B, or Bat A&B. They can handle up to 3