wouldn't a chip bassed regulater insure that the voltage stays at a certain
rate, given that the voltage is slightly higher then a certain amount.
For instance, the radio could be set up to run on 12 volts and the regulator
could regulate up to 13 or 13.2 given a 13.8 power supply...so that if the
voltages varied somewhere between 12 and 13.8 it would automatically
regulate it to 12 in the radio.
This wouldn't work of course if the voltage was too low, but if the internal
workings were set up to run on something lower then your average supply and
then it was regulated from a higher voltage down to a lower, it would work.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Ts 480 and power supply


> Colin,
>
> A voltage regulator won't eliminate the difference between two
> voltage sources.  It only prevents the voltage from exceeding a given
value.
>
> Steve
>
> On Tuesday 8/2/05 03:21 Colin McDonald wrote:
> >i am a little surprised there isn't some sort of voltage regulator inside
> >the radio in the DC line to insure that that very thing doesn't happen.
> >73
> >Colin, V A6BKX
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:53 PM
> >Subject: Re: Ts 480 and power supply
> >
> >
> > > Speaking of the 480.  If the voltage between both pulgs isn't within a
> > > very small ammount, the rig won't transmit.  Personally, I can't see
the
> > > 200 watt version, you're talking an increase of 3 db or a half an s
unit.
> > > I'd much rather have the tuner.
> > > 73s
> > > Butch Bussen
> > > wa0vjr
> > >
>