There's been a great deal of speculation and advice on here regarding this,
but in reality, a simple answer to the simple question has been provided.
There are absolutely 12V, 120A "off the shelf" power supplies readily
available and currently for sale. If someone wants one delivered tomorrow,
he could have it.
The MagneTek MG3 product is one I've used for a few years now, in exactly
this category. Delivery is a few days or less, and it's a solid, certified
product. Not large or heavy, and a twin MG3 pack provides 12V regulated at
200A continuously. There's a 48v version of the same product.
Unipower, TDI, NMB, Todd and others make similar stuff. Nothing unusual
about the requirement at all, although evidently the ham community seems to
think so...
WB2WIK/6
"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." --
Henry Kissinger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doc Johnson [SMTP:bluescreen@comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:42 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] Re: 12V 120A Switching Power supply?
>
> Why not build the amp out of 48 volt transistors? I have a dozen 300 watt
> 48 volt power transistors that I have been saving for such a project. This
>
> should reduce the current requirements and hopefully make the power supply
>
> lighter?
>
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