Kinda hard to run 28 volt transistors in a 12 volt mobile environment isn't
it ???
73
Jim W7RY
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From: Michael McCarthy, W1NR <w1nr@eecorp.com>
To: rakefet@rakefet.com <rakefet@rakefet.com>; Amps reflector
<amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, February 03, 2000 01:00
Subject: Re: [AMPS] Wire size
>
>Use size 0 or 1 AL or Cu, preferably 0 for long duty cycles at a full 120A.
>That's an awful lot of current for a solid state amp. Most applications
>use 28V or preferably 50V transistors or modules for those power levels.
>
>Mike, W1NR
>
>Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>>
>> I'm going to power a solid state amp with about 120 amps of 13vdc. I'll
need
>> about 6-8 feet of wire to get from the PS to the amp. What wire size
should I
>> use?
>>
>> 73,
>> Vic, K2VCO
>> Fresno CA
>>
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