Re: FT-100D lowest usable voltage
| Newsgroups | gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.yaesu.ft100 |
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It must be one of them YMMV things. Mine starts acting up (relays dropping out just under 12v - but I was also using an analog meter. Trying to see if the voltage was dropping and the digital was just too slow. Vince - K8ZW. On 09/23/2018 04:14 PM, David Struebel [email protected] [FT100] wrote: > > > I've found that my FT-100D starts to act up and drop out at about 11 volts > > Dave WB2FTX > > > On 9/23/2018 3:51 PM, Roy Ashkenaz roya-b4T0evRm615ZmPDBg+/6q1aTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org [FT100] wrote: >> >> >> I am running my FT-100D (with WSJT-X etc) off of some 12v batteries. It >> works fine for 1-2 hrs, until at some point, the radio and rig control >> starts to do weird stuff - seems to be due to low voltage being fed to >> the radio. >> >> Does anyone know from experience what the lowest voltage I should use to >> run my radio? Specs for the radio show 13.8v +- 10% (1.38v) = 12.42 but >> it seems like I've run below this voltage. >> >> I am in the process of building/buying a low voltage alarm for my >> batteries (built ones are just a few $$ on ebay) and want to set it to a >> reasonable value. >> >> Thanks, Roy K2RMA >> >> -- >> *************************************************************** >> * No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, >> * however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced >> *************************************************************** >> > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- Michigan VHF Corp. http://www.nobucks.net/ http://www.CDupe.com/ http://www.metalworkingfun.com