[hpsdr] 48V 2000W Power supply

[Brian Lloyd]

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Owen, Michael <Michael.Owen at saabusa.com>wrote:

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> Dear friends,
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> There are lots of 2kW-3kW 48-50VDC power supplies on eBay under
> "rectifiers."  I don't know why they call them that.


That is what they have been called in -48V Telco service from time
immemorial. Someone back in the dim recesses of time called them that,
probably because they charged the -48V battery bank from the mains power,
and the name has stuck.

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Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL
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Spring Branch, TX 78070
brian at lloyd.com
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