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Portable a/c in auto? The Green Potato 05-21-2007
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Posted by Tony on May 27, 2007, 9:32 am

>
>>
>>>
>>>> No, typical alternators put out around 50 to 60 amps. At 12 volts
>>>> that's
>>>> about 600 watts peak. You will use part of that running the rest of
>>>> the
>>>> car electrical things and recharging the battery.
>>>
>>>I guess my Tundra isn't typical??? 130 amp alternator with an 850
>>>cranking
>>>amp battery??
>>>
>>
>>
>> yeah well how many Tundra's run a 100 kw ham radio transmitter?? :-)
>
> Its only got 2 transmitters...one thats 50 watts, the other is 200
> watts...I don't have the kilowatt amplifier (yet) :-)
>

200 watts of RF output with solid state transmitter is needed
apx. 25 amps. @ 13.5 VDC

50 watts perhaps around 10 amps.

And HAMS are limited to 1kw. CW output even so
some may put out up to 2 kw are 4kw. SSB.
I am working on 4-1000 must parts ready for assembly
project for retirement ha-ha.
Tony






Posted by Noon-Air on May 27, 2007, 10:50 am

>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> No, typical alternators put out around 50 to 60 amps. At 12 volts
>>>>> that's
>>>>> about 600 watts peak. You will use part of that running the rest of
>>>>> the
>>>>> car electrical things and recharging the battery.
>>>>
>>>>I guess my Tundra isn't typical??? 130 amp alternator with an 850
>>>>cranking
>>>>amp battery??
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> yeah well how many Tundra's run a 100 kw ham radio transmitter?? :-)
>>
>> Its only got 2 transmitters...one thats 50 watts, the other is 200
>> watts...I don't have the kilowatt amplifier (yet) :-)
>>
>
> 200 watts of RF output with solid state transmitter is needed
> apx. 25 amps. @ 13.5 VDC

Calls for 40 amps minimum

> 50 watts perhaps around 10 amps.

Calls for 15 amps minimum

> And HAMS are limited to 1kw. CW output even so
> some may put out up to 2 kw are 4kw. SSB.

1500 watts peak SSB output

> I am working on 4-1000 must parts ready for assembly
> project for retirement ha-ha.

kewl... I have been looking at that new Tokyo Hi-Power solid state amp :-)

> Tony
>
>
>
>
>



Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on May 24, 2007, 9:36 pm
gofish@gonefishin.net wrote:
>
>>> No, typical alternators put out around 50 to 60 amps. At 12 volts that's
>>> about 600 watts peak. You will use part of that running the rest of the
>>> car electrical things and recharging the battery.
>> I guess my Tundra isn't typical??? 130 amp alternator with an 850 cranking
>> amp battery??
>>
>
>
> yeah well how many Tundra's run a 100 kw ham radio transmitter?? :-)

100 kw ???? wow!! is that like wireless power?

Posted by Bubba on May 21, 2007, 8:55 pm

>Is it feasible to put a 5000 btu a/c in my Honda and run it off the
>alternator with an inverter?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>
Just remember,
With enough money, even a tank can be made to fly.
Bubba

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