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Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 7:30 pm: | 
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I have a very small 3 amp Tripp Lite power supply to run my external 7 diget Frenquency counter, and it said 5 minutes on, 5 minutes off, does this mean turn it off for 5 minutes or just don"t key down to read it for 5 minutes, thank you guys |
Znut
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 3:11 pm: |
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Is it raining today where you are, Karatebutcher? LOL. |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 5:24 pm: |
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Is it raining ? well that is a good answer, I wish that it was, it is 102 today, the other day 107,106, when it rains Znut I am going to go outside and sit in it. |
Kc0gxz
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 5:52 pm: |
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Karatebutcher
Your 3 amp Tripp Lite will easily run your frequency counter. The counter only draws a few milliamp.
Jeff, kc0gxz. |
Znut
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 7:09 pm: |
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I knew for some reason you have been getting cabin fever or something.
When I hook my freq counter up to my 3 amp power supply it always reads 60hz when I transmit or recieve. Is that bad? |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 7:21 pm: |
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KcOgxz then it is ok to leave it on all the time but key down every 5 minutes without having to turn it completely off? because directions say on 5 min off 5 min, thanks |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 1:11 pm: |
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TECHS CAN I LEAVE THIS POWER SUPPLY ON OR ON AND OFF EACH 5 MINUTES, THANKS kARATE |
Kirk
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 5:56 pm: |
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Karate I'm confused a little, unless I am reading your post wrong. Your supply should, as Jeff stated, run your frequency counter with no problems. What are you referring to with "5 minutes on/5 minutes off"? The frequncy counter? Or the supply? The 5 on/5 off is referring to a "duty cycle" of use...or a 50/50 duty cycle. If you are asking about the supply, it would mean, IF you were using your supply at maximum output (i.e. drawing 3 amps continuously) then your should only do that for 5 minutes, then let it 'rest' for 5 mintues so that it can cool down. You would not have to shut the supply off, just dont load it down for 5 minutes. If the only thing you have on this power supply is the frequncy counter, turn it on and use away. Does this help? |
Tech808
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 6:25 pm: |
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Karatebutcher,
Not sure about the Tripp Lite 3 amp, but since you posted I hooked up my PTFC6 Freq Counter to my OLD Kustom 502SL 3 Amp power supply and it has been on since 7am Sept 26, 2003 with no problems.
You should not have any problems.
Lon
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Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 7:17 pm: |
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Thank you to the both of you , that really helped, you both answered my question, thanks |
Kc0gxz
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 11:40 pm: |
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Karatebutcher
Sorry I couldn't get back to your earlier post.
You could leave that thing on from here to dooms day and you won't hurt it. However, I wouldn't try running a souped up radio on it though.
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Lon.
You actually have a working Kustom 502SL? Now that's a name I haven't heard in years.
Jeff, kc0gxz. |
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