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Portable / Emergency Power – Portable or off-grid electrical power systems used to maintain energy availability during outages or in remote conditions.
“PWM” – Pulse Width Modulation is the most effective means to achieve constant voltage battery charging. PWM regulation tapers the voltage according to the battery’s condition and recharging needs. PWM has recently surfaced as the first significant advance in battery charging.
One of the things that can get confusing, but is extremely important, is knowing what size of wire to use when working with DC circuits. And once you get the wire size figured out…then trying to figure out what size fuse should you use.
note: article first appeared in 2015. You know me…I can’t ever leave well enough alone. And once again I am going to prove that to be true. But maybe, just maybe, it will be a good thing for you that I let my ADD/ADHD run rampant on this one. I think you will like what…
note: article first appeared in May 2016 Sometimes you just stumble onto a great piece of equipment. Sometimes you do it completely unaware of you needing that piece of equipment. Sometimes you are pleasantly surprised at the quality of that piece of equipment. “Yes!” to all three of those when it comes to the West…
Sometimes you just need that right piece of gear, that one need that is weird to fill, but you need it…you really, really need the right piece of equipment.. Well, the West Mountain Super PWRgate PG40S Auto-Switch is one of those pieces of equipment. And then some! Yeah, it’s that flipping good. Let me share…
note: article first appear April 2016 I hope by now you are familiar with the “power box” that I built. Some might call it a “solar generator” but it is way more than that. Since this power inverter review will tie directly into the power box, it might be a good idea to read the…
article first appeared in June 2016 I love mobile radios! So far I have – Told you I like mobile radios! And yes…I like Yaesu brand mobile radios the most. But, having all these mobile radios I need to be able to power them when I am outside of the truck. And the only commonsense…
note: This article first appeared in May 2015. In Part #1 (posted day before yesterday) of this series I covered the mission of this Ham-In-The-Box project, requirements and limitations, and the initial challenges that I faced. I also outlined each piece of equipment that would make up the final product. In Part #2 (posted yesterday) of this series…
note: This article first appeared in May 2015.You should read Part #1 that appeared yesterday. In Part #1 of this series I covered the mission of this Ham-In-The-Box project, requirements and limitations, and the initial challenges that I faced. I also outlined each piece of equipment that would make up the final product. In this article I will cover…
This article appeared a couple of years ago but was lost in the “crash”, I am rebuilding it from notes with some editing. So I am looking for a higher capacity generator than my Honda U2000i. Here are some things I am looking for: Here are some things that I would like: Here are some…