Sponsored By:
[index] [month] [prev] [next] [thread-next]

Subject: Re: LX-200 power problems
From: Steven Williams
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Sep 30 07:28:34 1994

Steven Williams, Astronomer. email: stevew@geko.com.au fax: int+61+2+558-2721 (24 hrs)

On Fri, 30 Sep 1994, Chuck Tribolet wrote:

> Modern inverters do not turn into DC when they get loaded.
> They just get hot. The one I have is rated at 125W continuous,
> 200W for five minutes, or 500W for 1 minute. I suspect this
> is pretty conservative because I've run it at 100W for half
> and hour and all it did was get a bit warm. Not even hot.

Okay, I'm convienced. If Robert HASN'T got the converter for me, I'll go out and by a 240AV converter, 100watt. The 400 watt version I was lookign at was going to be too draining on my battery.

Thanks for your help.

Steven.

View index by [date] [author] [subject]
Previous message: RE: CB 245 construction question, groski@esvax.dnet.dupont.com
Next message: Re: LX200 focus motor, Philip Hill
Next message in thread: Re: LX-200 power problems, Chuck Tribolet