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Freebird
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Post Number: 326
Registered: 1-2003


Posted on Friday, January 06, 2006 - 10:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a astron rs-35m power supply and for some reason my amps on the meter are staying on zero.why would it be doing this?.the volts are fine though.
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Moonraker
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Post Number: 127
Registered: 3-2005


Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 12:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The amp meter shows how many amps you are pulling from the power supply. When you key up your radio, does the amp meter move?
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Freebird
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Post Number: 330
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Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 8:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i have a uniden grant xl on it right now and when i key it up to talk it only moves to a little over zero amps does this seem strange at all?
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Patzerozero
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Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2006 - 8:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

maybe a problem with meter, out of whack a bit? if the radio works fine, i wouldn't worry about it. my XL barely pulls 4 amps on my 40 amper.
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Freebird
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Post Number: 334
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Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 1:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah I was thinking it may be the meter also.
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Hotwire
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Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 1:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

When you use a big power supply like a 35 amp and run a cb with it the meter will not move much being a 35 amp scale. A normal cb pulls around 1 to 3 amps while transmitting.Even less just recieving. Put a big 4 pill amp on it and watch the amp-o-meter swing when you talk! If the power supply is just sitting there turned on its not producing big amps. Its waiting for power demand. Hope I made sense.

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