Matt Patterson wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm putting the final touches on my rover for September and I was
> wondering if I could get some ideas on what other rovers use for DC
> power distribution. I'm especially interested in what you use to
> distribute power to your high power amplifiers.
>
>
> 73 Matt
> W5LL
Ditto just about everything everyone said... heavy gauge wires to the
battery of the vehicle, proper safety-minded installation fused, etc...
and then I like the big 75A powerpole connector for that "main"
connection (6 gauge), then a powerpole distribution block from DCPower
(complete with LED voltmeter that can be read in the dark or daylight
for monitoring battery health) which also has a kill switch on it, and
will power off the connected loads if voltage goes too high or too low.
I used to be a big anti-powerpole person, whining that they had no
locking mechanism, etc... but I took the plunge and bought the
distribution block at Dayton a couple of years ago, and haven't had any
problems at all... even with it mounted vertically with the cables
"hanging" from it with little support, I only typically have one "fall
out" during a rove...
Nate WY0X
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