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619
Intermediate Member
Username: 619
Post Number: 100
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 8:26 pm: | 
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What is dead key and what is the advantages of a low dead key? |
Bulldog369
Intermediate Member
Username: Bulldog369
Post Number: 239
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 8:51 pm: |
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dead key is when you key your radio on AM with no modulation.. the only real advantage to a low dead key is so if you are running a linear you wont fry it.. unless you are running a HD high drive box.. those you can push 20-30 watts into them... |
Supertech1
Junior Member
Username: Supertech1
Post Number: 10
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 10:06 pm: |
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I like low dead key so I don't waste electricity when I am not modulating. If you talk a couple of hours every day for a month, you WILL see a difference on the electric bill between talking with high dead key versus low dead key. Enough savings in a year to buy a new RCI 2950 each year!!$$$$ |
Bc910
Intermediate Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 239
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 12:56 am: |
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hhmmmmmmm?
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Pig040
Advanced Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 645
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 10:26 am: |
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I agree with you Bc910????????? |
Chad
Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 96
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 3:59 pm: |
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The net says average cost of electric in CA is $.096 Per KWH That means you would save 2593.23 KWH (if you bought your 2950 from Copper) by lowering your dead key.
This is 7.10 KWH a day (365 days)
Which would mean if you talk 2 hrs a day then your amp is pulling 3410 Watts LESS from the wall than it was if you had a higher dead key.
Lowering your dead key causes your amp to pull 31A less at 120V or 15A less at 240V?
What kinda amp you runnin?
My calculations may be off but I checked twice, $.096/KWH seems high but if it were lower then the current draw figure would go up considerably. |
Chad
Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 97
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 5:51 pm: |
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AND I forgot to add, That's for a straight 2 hour key, Duty cycle is a variable I forgot to factor in. |
Bassbug
Member
Username: Bassbug
Post Number: 53
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 8:20 am: |
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hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? |
