just run a 22awg wire about 30ft to the metrolinq, problem solved, voltage drop :)
I bet a dollar to a doughnut it will work regardless, but I'm not buying the gear if you smoke it :) On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 11:58 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > Zeners come in different sizes and voltages. Depending on the power, it > may require a heat sink. It could be inline, or you might hook it through a > terminal block. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 7/12/2019 11:53 AM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: > > Hmm, how does that work exactly in practice? > > > > Where do I solder in the 3v 7A Zener? Is it just in line with the positive > or negative line? > > > > Or do I need to create a circuit with several of them in series and a > resistor big enough to shed load between 48v and 56v when rush charging? > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf > Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Thursday, July 11, 2019 5:43 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Still need help 50v DC regulator 6-10A > > > > You could just put a 3 volt 7 amp zener diode in series too. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 11, 2019, at 5:07 PM, Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net> > wrote: > > Oh wait, I see that these can be used in parallel and in different inputs. > > > > So really what I would do is get the DDR-240C-48 at 5A output, from a 48v > battery string. > > Then if I needed more than 5A I just wire another unit in parallel per > their diagram and have enough for 5-9A. > > > > Or if I just want/need two 12v batteries I can wire those in series for > 24v and do UPS on that, and get one DDR-240B-48 instead. > > > > Basically what Jesse said, lol! > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Sterling Jacobson > *Sent:* Thursday, July 11, 2019 4:51 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Still need help 50v DC regulator 6-10A > > > > Ok, so instead of a 48v battery string, use a 24v battery string and > connect up two 24v to 10A supplies on it and then connect the load/output > side in series for 48v? > > > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Thursday, July 11, 2019 4:08 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Still need help 50v DC regulator 6-10A > > > > I’d use a Mean Well RSD-300C-48, but it’s not DIN rail mount and won’t > meet your 10A requirement. > > > > One thought is that most isolated output DC-DC converters can have their > output put in series, you could put two 24V 10A supplies in series. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Jesse DuPont > *Sent:* Thursday, July 11, 2019 4:26 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>; Sterling > Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Still need help 50v DC regulator 6-10A > > > > How about this one? It's only 5A, though, could run a pair of them and > split the load. > > https://www.trcelectronics.com/View/Mean-Well/DDR-240C-48.shtml > > On 7/11/2019 2:59 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: > > Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m still stuck on this mini-pop DC plant > thing. > > > > Is there a DIN mountable voltage regulator that will allow me to feed load > from 48v battery string without going over 50v at 6-10A? > > > > I’m still trying to power a couple of MetroLinq 2.5 antennas at the site, > but people tell me they explode if given more than say 52v. > > > > Which means my float battery system will kill the radios if it goes into > recharge mode at 54v? > > > > Or am I overthinking things? > > > > Looks like to solve this I would need something like Mean Well $100 > SD-350B-48 between the battery array and the load to assure it sticks > around 50v. > > > > Is that my only solution here? > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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