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Running 6600 off battery
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W2ECK
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New 6600 owner. Looked thru archives and didn't readliy find anything.
Have a 12v 100ah AGM battery in my shack that I use for emergency/backup power. It's wired in thru a battery switch to my DC power ****. I'm a former K3 user and the K3 ran fine off this battery ( K3 rqmts 11-15v/ 22A max) . So the manual for the 6600 says
"13.8 VDC @ 25 amps . Any voltage deviation from 13.8 VDC will result in lower power output that the 100W nominal specification."
--- So wondering if anyone has had any experience running a 6600 off a battery similar to mine. Is there any potential harm to the 6600 running off a battery at ~12.5-12.6v??
Paul
w2eck
Have a 12v 100ah AGM battery in my shack that I use for emergency/backup power. It's wired in thru a battery switch to my DC power ****. I'm a former K3 user and the K3 ran fine off this battery ( K3 rqmts 11-15v/ 22A max) . So the manual for the 6600 says
"13.8 VDC @ 25 amps . Any voltage deviation from 13.8 VDC will result in lower power output that the 100W nominal specification."
--- So wondering if anyone has had any experience running a 6600 off a battery similar to mine. Is there any potential harm to the 6600 running off a battery at ~12.5-12.6v??
Paul
w2eck
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Paul,
It will work fine from your battery and will not harm the radio if the voltage drops too much. You may get a few watts less output power.
73,
Mack
W4AX0 -
Mack - thanks for reply and information. Just wanted to be sure
73
Paul
w2eck
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When the voltage drops too low, the radio will shutdown. If the voltage rises, it might then try to reboot.
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The radio runs much better when directly connected to the battery.
- I use #8 with an inline marine breaker then to a 70A power pole connector to a 70A to 4X45A adapter plug, then #10 (45A power poles) to the rig.
- The battery maintains better than 14V and surge currents do not matter as the power supply loafs along supplying a steady charge current, normally well under 10A
- When off battery I have a 70A power pole on a 35A switching power supply that matches the distribution 70A-4x45A PP plug
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