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West Mountain Radio
Operating Manual
OpeRaTION IN CRITICal SITUaTIONS
The Super Booster was designed to aid communications from less than optimal
power sources and it is not intended for critical life support applications. West
Mountain Radio and its agents cannot be held responsible for failure of the Boost
Regulator in life or death situations or in situations where property loss or damage
may occur. It is the responsibility of the operator of the boost regulator to ensure
that the failure of the boost regulator will not result in loss of life or property damage.
FeaTUReS
The Super Booster allows the following:
• Maintain any output voltage greater than battery voltage up to 15 volts.
• Enable boost manually or with the RF detect input only when transmitting.
• Battery voltage is present at the output with the supply turned off!
•
Boost voltages up to 40 Amps Input.
• Boosters can be connected in parallel to increase the current (80A, 120A...).
• Protect the battery with the low battery voltage shutoff feature.
INSTallaTION & SeT-Up
1. Install the Super Booster between the power source and the radio. If using
a RIGrunner, connect the output side of the Booster to the DCIN of the
RIGrunner and the input side of the Booster to the DC power source. If
using a PWRgate, connect the input side of the Booster to the output of the
PWRgate. It is recommended to place the Booster into bypass mode when
the PWRgate is running from the PSU. Enable the Booster when running
from the PWRgate battery during such times as a power blackout.
DO NOT install between the battery and PWRgate.
DO NOT use the Booster to charge batteries.
AVOID using a switch mode power supply to supply power to the Booster.
Improperly or poorly designed switch mode power supplies may not function
correctly with the boost regulator attached as a load.
AVOID using a ground return that is part of a vehicle chassis ground. The
input leads should be attached directly to the battery or power source.
NOTE:
The unit comes fitted with Powerpole
®
connectors for easy installation to the
power system. Input (power source) connects on the left side of the case.
Output (load) connects on the right side of the case. Make sure to only
connect the RED lead to POSITIVE, and the BLACK lead to NEGATIVE.
Visit the West Mountain Radio web site for a large variety of cables with
Powerpole
®
connectors.
Anderson Power Products® and Powerpole® is a registered Anderson Power Products, Inc.
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