Thanks again, John.

I'll check out the various models here, although I think I'd like to go with 
the one that automatically switches from AC to DC when the commercial power 
fails.

73 de Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: rig runner question


> you're right, it's another WMR product, I don't have their backup battery
> system right now, what I have is a jump pack for a car, with a power pole
> hookup I rigged up and when my power goes out I need only reach up and 
> swap
> the plug form the power supply to that one, takes about a second. They 
> make
> stuff so that can be done automatically, I don't have it yet. Key word is
> yet, I do plan to some day. The rig runner, there are a few different 
> models
> out there. I have the one to plug 10 things in to, they make a bigger one
> and a few smaller ones and all are different prices but each thing plugged
> in to that is fused or you can get circuit breakers to plug in to it as I
> did for the bitter power radios. It's a very worth while investment, as I
> keep telling people before when I had everything on my power supply, when 
> I
> keyed up my TM-G707A on mid or high power, the fan slowed down a bit. 
> After
> I switched to the power poles and rig runner, no more, now it backs off a
> tiny bit on high power but nowhere near like before. That tends to make me
> wonder what else goes on the other way and I'll never go back. I'll stick
> with the rig runner and power poles setup rather than have 5 or so ring
> terminals coming off the power supply.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:44 PM
> Subject: rig runner question
>
>
>> John or anyone:
>>
>> I've heard several folks mention the rig runner as a way to switch 
>> quickly
>> from AC to DC power, should the commercial power go off.
>>
>> What has been everyone's experience with the rig runner, and what is it's
>> approximate cost?
>>
>> I seem to recall that this is available at West Mountain Radio too.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>
>