Re: Power bank questions
Greg KO6TH wrote…
I call them modified square wave inverters!
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73 Keith VE7GDH
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Keith VE7GDH
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Re: Power bank questions
Yep. You'd be amazed (if that's the right word) at how bad a
modified sine wave inverter is. I had a XPower 1kw unit in my
initial semi-off-grid solar system (only because it had been given
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Greg D
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I'd do it the opposite way. Have a 12vdc 817 battery with a 12v to usb
adapter. There are converters from 12 to 5 volts or an aux power (cigarette
lighter plug) to usb.
Mike
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Mike Davis
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You'd probably be very surprised and disappointed if you look at a modified sine waveform. It's just a series of square top pulses alternating positive and negative. Same peak voltage as a sine wave
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Joseph Wonoski
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Hi folks,
We had out doubts when other hams began espousing use of these battery banks, so we purchased a few and did some tests along with some well-known batteries to see how they stacked up.? We
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Howard Hoyt
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Ron,? ?You'll never be sorry if you get a Weller butane soldering iron kit. It works anywhere and is especially good in cold weather for larger items like UHF connectors. Only the Weller one in my
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Joseph Wonoski
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" I have some good 6000 AHr units that put out 12V and USB (12000 AHr for USB), but have 3 Amp output limits. "
You may want to check your units, LOL - got a good laugh reading about 12,000 Amp Hour
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Ken N2VIP
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Greg,
I agree we must always look at the AHr rating of the battery when getting one of these units, nothing new.? Even for 12V batteries for our rigs we need to check these ratings.? But the
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Ron Wright
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Hi Ron,
My caution is to not confuse watts with watt-hours. Getting a 300w
unit only tells you the maximum instantaneous AC power that the unit
will deliver, but provides no
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Greg D
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Greg,
Obviously one would not get one of these power packs to run like a refrig or heater.? I got a 300W unit to run my soldering gun for events like putting together Field Day.? Works great.
Yes,
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Ron Wright
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looks spendy? for a battery backup
dave
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David Alexander
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Am using this with some success
https://sandberg.world/en-gb/product/survivor-powerbank-27000-pd65w#!tab=specs
Using the usb-c pd output it maintains a pretty steady 12v through most of its
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Brian
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I really like the RoyPow. I chased one down refurbishes then my brother,
who is also a ham, apparently ran into them independently and got me
another one for christmas to use with my FT817 and other
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The Notorious Tre`
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Mmmm, careful. At 88 watt-hours, that's barely more than 7ah at
12v, not counting internal conversion losses. The inverter may be
able to source 100 or 300 watts, but not for long. 300
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Greg D
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Martin,
Yes there a lots of power banks that put out USB power and 12VDC power and also 120VAC power, all in one battery box.? I have 2 with 120VAC output along with USB and 12VDC outlets.? They
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Ron Wright
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Nice that it’s multi-use but that thing is huge.
Kevin -K5KTM
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Kevin - K5KTM
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Hey Guys
check your YouTube the channel from Jason KM4ACK
this last Video bring s greatfully battery pack.
https://youtu.be/VgeF4Zs2DuI?si=YjHvMklquMDYAhKv
or when you have an Car Start helper this
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Martin HB3YDM
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Two ordinary 5 volt power banks of sufficient ah ratings wired in series creates 10 volts which is about the ideal voltage for the radio.
Joe n1khb?
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On Tue, Mar 11,
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Joseph Wonoski
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There is USB-C, the connector standard, and USB-C PD which supports higher voltages and current ratings (like charging laptop batteries).
If I understand the OP's desire, he wants a power bank that
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: Antenna question
Daniel.
The answer to your question is? yes,, both the setups you sho
will essentially work the same.
73, Bob GM4CID
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GM4CID
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