4 High Output Alternators Chevy Tahoe (my Power Plant)
(3) 350 amp (1) 240 amp (for better "at idle" performance) Iraggi High Output Alternators. This is running a 23000 watt stereo system in ...
4 350+ Amp Alternators in Chevy Tahoe vs Autozone Alt Tester
I was at autozone when i had this idea...i should get this guy to "diagnose" my "Alternator" and see if its working good. He ...
The NA-034 operation that almost wasn't, Part III
As I mentioned previously, meeting Larry, KH6ITY on the air turned out to be a great stroke of luck for me, and the contact proved to be beneficial for both of us. Larry is a technology teacher at a high school in Texas, and when he responded to my call on the air, he was looking for a contact to speak with his class via ham radio as a demonstration. I was more than happy to do so, but what Larry told me was that while he could hear me, my audio was very distorted and I was extremely difficult to understand. Somehow, I managed to convey to him enough that he understood that I'd done some pretty extensive
troubleshooting on the antenna system, so he suggested that I try to reduce the transmitter power to see if that would help. Since I'd connected the radio directly to the car battery, I figured that power wouldn't likely be the source of the problem, but given that nothing else I'd tried had worked, I figured I'd give it a shot. I turned the power down to about 40% of the maximum and transmitted, asking Larry if my signal was any better. Before he even answered, I knew what the answer was: I was no longer hearing that odd noise in my headset, and Larry confirmed that indeed my signal had no issues. Although the signal strength was somewhat reduced, Larry was able to report that the audio artifacts were completely gone. He then asked me about what kind of radio I was using (an Icom 706 MKIIG ), and when I told him that, I think that both he and I figured out the problem, both from similar past experiences. First, a little bit of background. All electronic equipment requires a power supply that is capable of supplying a certain amount of electrical current at a voltage within a specified range. According to the manual , the 706 MKIIG draws up to 20 amps at 13.8 volts DC+/- 15%. Although the electrical system in a car is rated at 12 volts DC, it turns...
