Ham Radio Battery Backup system.
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Nice job. Thanks
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Nope, but you would need a puresine inverter, The cheap inverter I have there, doesnt produce Clean enough juice to run my computers. You would have to go from the battery to a puresine inverter to your computers then. Tho you would need a way to charge the batteries at 12v
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I'm looking to build something similar for a set of PCs.
Would I need the PWRgate and RigRunner?
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Very cool. I have a battery bank for my ham shack and use a solar panel for charging plus a pedal generator called the Pedal-A-Watt in case the sun isn't shining when the power goes out!
learndaybyday 4 months ago
@learndaybyday
Thanks! Since moving I've expanded the setup quite a bit and added a solar panel. its working quite well still.
KC2UOO 4 months ago
Nice Job :-)
What kind/type/model is the Wattmeter?
icefro 7 months ago
@icefro
It was a "Whatt" Meter from West Mountain radio.. Im unsure if they still have this particular unit.
KC2UOO 7 months ago
@KC2UOO
hmm i think not :( anyway, i own a Doc Wattson, but it dont show the "direction" of the current flow.
Another Questions:
You wrote that you're running that system with solar panels. How are these connected? Directly to the PWRgate (As a Power Supply) or through a Solar Charge Controller?
Thanks!
icefro 7 months ago
@icefro
I run my solar panel into a charge controller then directly into my battery bank. Then the powergate has its Powersupply as my backup PS that I havnt used since I got solar, and then battery bank like and then a line to the rigrunner to supply everything.
KC2UOO 7 months ago