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West Mountain Radio
Operating Manual
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the
Super PWRgate PG40S
….the high power OR
Gate with a built-in four-stage battery charger. It makes a true solid-state UPS
for the ham shack.
The
Super PWRgate
eliminates the danger of connecting a power supply
directly across a battery, which can damage many power supplies. The
Super PWRgate
also avoids introducing hum and RF interference, caused
by most lead-acid battery chargers, by using a linear regulator. Furthermore,
most lead-acid battery chargers are designed for flooded lead-acid marine or
automotive batteries, and are inappropriate for charging sealed lead-acid gel
and AGM type batteries. The
Super PWRgate
will extend the life span of a
sealed lead-acid battery compared to using a flooded lead- acid charger.
The
Super PWRgate
transfers 40 amperes at 12 volts DC in a continuous
safe manner. It connects a battery and a power supply to a load, while
electrically isolating both the battery and the supply from each other.
Whenever the power supply is on, the supply feeds the load. It also charges
the battery with a high-current four-state safe battery charger. Whenever the
power supply is off, the battery will feed the load. If either the power supply
or the battery is malfunctioning, neither draws current from the other. The
switching is instantaneous.
A
Super PWRgate
is very useful in the ham shack, and even more useful in a
repeater installation. Communication equipment will remain operative during
AC power blackouts and power supply failures. Power supplies and batteries
can be swapped out while equipment continues to be powered and without
glitches.
Additionally, the
Super PWRgate
and a power supply may be used solely as
a permanently installed battery charger. This also may be configured to run a
radio station directly from the battery.
The
Super PWRgate
is designed for the following battery types:
•
Gel
- Sealed lead-acid, not AGM
•
AGM
- Sealed lead-acid, Absorbed Glass Mat (lighter weight and less
expensive; fewer charge/discharge cycles than Gel)
Please read the following instructions
BEFORE installing the Epic
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