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fdirsh
| | Posted on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 7:46 pm: | 
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Just wondering if they really help. I was thinking of putting one in the hot lead of my Texas Starr 400. This lo-rider dude told me he uses them for his car stereo amps. I figured they might work for linears too ! |
Tech671
| | Posted on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 11:37 pm: |
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They make excellent filters, but do nothing to support amperage that isn't there. About a second (or less) after you key it discharges, recharges after you unkey. They cost about $80-100, a nice second 850cca battery can be had for less and actually benefit! |
Bigbob
| | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 11:04 pm: |
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I bet these would work great with a homebrew inductor(series connection) say 2 guage wire wound around a ferrite rod 3" thick and 12" long about 100 times,that should handle the amps and help cancel the voltage drop,what do you think 2600,plausible? Bigbob |
Bigbob
| | Posted on Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 12:58 pm: |
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Ahem,pardon me I mean Tech 671,posting so many places forgot who I was talking to,sorry. |
ss8541
| | Posted on Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 11:56 pm: |
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if in am mode and you are deadkeying more than the electrical system can provide, then they will not help any. they are for -instant- spurts of current like with modulated am or ssb. because of their very low internal resistance they can quickly deliver current(much faster than a battery can because its internal resistance is higher)once the vehicles electrical capacity has been reached(no more current to give and voltage drops). but like i said, they can't hold a steady amount of current, just quick burts. |
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