As I operate out of the vehicle maybe 2 or 3 times a year I don't
have a need, with the engine off, for a more stable 13.8 v power
source.
73 Jeff kb2m
May be worth investing in, as I did, a secondary 100Amp lorry battery, in the boot. Which I had a trickle charge on when not in use. I also rigged up a small solar panel which would trickle when engine off but not transmitting.
At one point I had a 12v 7.5Amp dry cell attached as well but it had no real purpose.
Stephen G6SGA
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On 27 Sep 2021, at 14:37, jeff griffin <kb2mjeff@att.net> wrote:
Hi Bob, yup you have to run the vehicle to run any power on a sat pass. My 9700 shuts down if I try to run over 25 watts or so on 2m or 70cm. It can get a bit annoying standing in the exhaust fumes on a hot day...
73 Jeff kb2m
On 9/26/2021 10:50 PM, Bob Liddy (K8BL) wrote:
Jeff,
I think my brain cramp had me thinking 12V/120W was 10W whenit should have been 10A!!!! That's the way the Toyota Corolla thatI recently rented in Reno was labeled on the AUX JK in the centerconsole. For my Mitsubishi which I use for roving, I ran 12 Ga. wiredirectly to the battery fused at 20A on both sides to the back whereI operate the radio. During SAT passes, I leave the car running tokeep the voltage up. Sorry for the confusion. (I'm old - HIHI)
73, Bob K8BL
On Sunday, September 26, 2021, 07:25:34 PM EDT, jeff griffin <kb2mjeff@att.net> wrote:
I also run 50 watts out of my 20A fused 12v outlet's on several vehicles including 3 new Honda's in the last 5 years and now a Mercedes. All are specked for 20A. I'm sure most new cars are. One thing worth mentioning though, The quality of the 12v cigarette lighter plug can be an issue. I now use the powerpole CigBuddy's exclusively. In my Jeep I run a TS2000 on HF and VHF. I installed a 50A capable feed directly from the battery to the back of the Jeep to power the radio, and also to if needed for a power-winch to get me out of trouble or haul a boat onto a trailer...73 Jeff kb2m
On 9/26/2021 5:31 PM, Jim Walls wrote:
On 09/26/2021 14:05, Bob Liddy (K8BL) wrote:
That's a lot of power from the aux jack (cig lighter). They normallyare labeled 10W. The newer cars aren't expected to have actualcigarette lighters.
Less than one amp? You sure about that? My truck is a 2003 (so not new) and the cig lighter outlet is fused at 20A and each of the two accessory outlets are also each fused at 20A. My wife's 2017 Toyota Corolla is labeled on the accessory outlet as 120 watts.
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