From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Sun Sep 08 2002 - 14:05:09 PDT
UHFSATCOM@aol.com wrote:
> This may sound kind of dumb, but I'm a machinist...not an electrician. I have a
> PRC-47 I'd like to run on batteries. If I put four 6volt/7AH gel cells in
> series...will that give me the 24vdc/25ah
NO. It you put the batteries in series, you'll get the 24 Volts, but they are
still 7 AH. You would charge them for about 12 hours at a 10 hour rate, ie 0.7
amps.
> I need for the PRC-47? And if so, would I use a 24vdc charger..and at what
> rate? The reason I ask is that it
> seems almost impossible to find a battery made for the PRC-47 but you can buy
> Powersonic 6v/7ah batteries for 14 bucks a piece.
-John
>
>
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