That's probably a little high for current drain. I would say it is
more typically 11 A. My IC-746 running 100-watts on 2-meters draws
only 18 A. Yes, I know you said, "up to."

Dick - W6CCD

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:31:40 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


A typical 50W mobile will pull up to 15 A off 12 VDC at max power TX.

Most do not have this extra port, and do direct wiring from the
battery through the firewall, fused on both sides.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 07:44:44 -0700, Dick
wrote:

That's probably a little high for current drain. I would say it is
more typically 11 A. My IC-746 running 100-watts on 2-meters draws
only 18 A. Yes, I know you said, "up to."

My 50 W Yaesu rig specs 12 or 13 A.

I rounded up. No harm in a little safety factor, beside wire or outlet
ratings are always in multiples of 5 A.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 07:44:44 -0700, Dick
wrote:

That's probably a little high for current drain. I would say it is
more typically 11 A. My IC-746 running 100-watts on 2-meters draws
only 18 A. Yes, I know you said, "up to."

My 50 W Yaesu rig specs 12 or 13 A.

I rounded up. No harm in a little safety factor, beside wire or outlet
ratings are always in multiples of 5 A.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom