Re: battery pack
Running a FT817 using 28W of solar, Charge controller to match the battery, and a 12AH lithium is a good match up.
I run mine with an 11 Ah pack, and 20W panel and a charge controller to match the
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kb1gmx@...
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#107789
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Re: battery pack
It primarily depends on how fast you want to charge the battery. The climate wherever you operate can also be a factor in that you need enough sunlight to capture energy. A lot of cloudy days
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Joseph Wonoski
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Re: battery pack
Tom,
I have the BioEnno 28 & 120 w solar panels. They are heavier than some but are a pretty high efficiency compared to the stuff like Harbor freight.
I like the Budipole Power mini for use with
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Doug Lynch NNJ4EM
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#107787
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Re: battery pack
I was wondering what kind of solar charger everyone uses for Bioenno batteries. I am considering a 12A battery and would like to charge it using solar power during field
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Thomas Vaughan
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#107786
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Re: Power pole adapter
The Power pole adapter product in EBAY is my item/design...so it's available if u need it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132393671077 https://www.ebay.com/itm/132393671077
Ancel
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mosaicmerc
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#107785
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Re: Power pole adapter
Mike,
I have the mfj power supply. Same problem.band I use it for 2 different
purposes
John,
I could be a beta tester. ? Otherwise it be next month when I get my
disability check. (Hence the
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Randy Davenport
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Re: Power pole adapter
Believe it or not Randy,
With over 3,500 adapters sold over the past 2 years, you are the very first
person to ask for this. But I will investigate it and hopefully do a short
run.
But it won't be
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Jon Poland <jonpoland@...>
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Re: battery pack
Best of luck brother. There is nothing like the FT-817 for pure ALL-BAND and ALL-MODE operation. NOTHING!
Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
SOTA W5T-Texas Association
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Mike Olbrisch <Mike-2020@...>
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#107781
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Re: Power pole adapter
https://www.ebay.com/itm/FT-817-FT817ND-818-PowerPole-PCB-adds-7-layers-of-Power-Protection/132393671077?hash=item1ed34719a5:g:AXQAAOSwPDBaBT5-
Doug W1DMH
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Doug W1DMH
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#107779
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Re: battery pack
thanks to every one for their help, i am going down the power pole route with an external battery, which battery type i'm not sure still reading about that as well as taking in what you guys have
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valorsteve@...
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Re: battery pack
Yeah - I am pretty good at figuring solar/battery. I have 2 kW of solar for
the emergency power here. And at work I control 110 MW (not a typo, 110
MEGA-watts) of solar.
Just as a note, my personal
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Mike Olbrisch <Mike-2020@...>
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Re: Power pole adapter
Great idea with MFJ1317.?Never had any problems with Windcamps either. I made a 3" pigtail PP to PP to plug into the PP adapter in DC-in. Maybe redundant but eliminates any strain altogether.Portable
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R.J. Bowen
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#107777
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Re: battery pack
I like the Bioenno batteries, I think their prices are on the high-end of reasonable, but my 20 amp battery works great.
To size the battery, you need to know how you are going to use the radio and
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: battery pack
You can always use the wire-cutter on your needle nose pliers as a crimper.? I have done it quite successfully.? Just be gentle...
Answering the original question: I use an external Bioenno brand
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Jonathan Poland <jonpoland@...>
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Re: Power pole adapter
Believe it or not Randy, with over 3,500 adapters sold over the past 2 years, you are the very first person to ask for this.? But I will investigate it and hopefully do a short run.
But it won't be
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Jonathan Poland <jonpoland@...>
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Re: Power pole adapter
https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-002649
Joseph, KD4RXP
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Joseph VanHook
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Re: Power pole adapter
AFAIK, there is no available store-bought adapter cable. If you’re determined to go in this direction, you’ll have to make an adapter cable yourself. Parts are available from several sources,
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Mike Olbrisch <Mike-2020@...>
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Re: Power pole adapter
Hi All,
The connector size is a 1.7 x 4 mm DC plug.
I normally save them from universal DC power packs that come with a range of
plugin DC right-angle adaptors.
I then solder the power lead to the
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Arno VK5ZAR
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#107784
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Re: Power pole adapter
Hi Randy
That is one of the problems (there are others in my opinion) with the Powerpole adaptor. The suggestion by Richard at Sotabeams when I saw him at the Newark Hamfest last September was to cut
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John Tyler
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#107771
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Re: battery pack
Harbor Freight has a general purpose crimper < $10 that works just dandy on pp connectors. Im all for good tools, but i also dislike expensive tools that only do one thing. Just sayin.
Sonny n1khb
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Joseph Wonoski
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