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Re: [VHFcontesting] 50 volt power supply

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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 50 volt power supply
From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:13:45 -0500
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Hello FET exploders

I bought one of these items on Epay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234728817137?epid=1119242095&hash=item36a6ed81f1:g:IroAAOSw5dNjRDYJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAwBhG775IeMLhhW%2BjI5OYdz3wYCMXyaxcpHq1M6XNTAExxy9Wj1NZ1n%2F%2BSi8K%2B1e37yPpYKm1fsqYU0BKd4yi71cE9hNxaSTsDLtU6RFMkzfVYpgdDLkmA5iLAEQVj64s%2Bexa%2BkhwmMXWUMcNc0%2BvtqJL5Wc89CEsyIiO%2BHpSpH2VC6t7UdricbwWds%2FrZry4%2Bsyb9UC9bHtUaaKtfMAtwwhMuvEdH32X7Q0QgOqeZ4W9vI31jskg8CoXQHelrevc0A%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8ivy-j5YA

It is a Cisco Catalyst power supply


  Cisco Catalyst 6504-E 2700W AC Power Supply PWR-2700-AC/4 AA23420
  341-0138-02

I paid under $35 for it post paid and it really does provide 50 VDC at up to 53 amps when running on 240 volts AC. If you use it on 120 volts, it is good for about 26 amps. It has a rather quiet fan that is not at all objectional, and is small and light weight.

It is slightly narrower than what fits in a 19" rack, so I made two ears that will now let it will bolt right in just fine.  To activate the power supply you must ground one of the small pins on the power plug. I attached a photo that shows how to do it. Looking at the plug, there are four blade contacts on the left side and two blade terminal sets on the right.  There are four rows of six pins in the middle between the big terminals. Short the far left pin of row 2 to the 2nd pin from the left on row #1. This will  allow the power supply to operate.  The two blade terminals on the far left are 50- and the next two sets just to the right of them are the +50 ones.

I just thought this info could be of use to VHFers for solid state PAs.

Dave K1WHS


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