Hi all. Im just curious of something.
I just ordered part of everything I need to install my kenwood tm-v71 in my truck. One thing I plan on adding is a powerwerx pwrguard.
http://www.powerwerx.com/fuses-circuit-protection/pwrguard-protects-the-radio.html
Its published low voltage shut off is 11.5 volts. I did my best to engineer the circuit to keep the voltage drop down so it will be what it will be. I plan on hooking a light bar into the same circuit so this device should help if the engine is off to long. I intend to protect my ability to start the truck and my truck type is notorious for charging system issues so the top end may be handy.
A curious observation is that my kenwood calls for 13.8v +/- 15% which comes out to 11.73 volts. I'm curious if any damage could occur if the battery ran that low and the radio transmitted or would the radio just be smart about it and shut off?
The odds of this happening are relatively slim but I like to know the limits of my equipment.
I may use the xband repeat from time to time and that could get me down to those voltages over a period of time.
I did a search in the forums but perhaps I do not have the judo skills to find the answer here.
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I just ordered part of everything I need to install my kenwood tm-v71 in my truck. One thing I plan on adding is a powerwerx pwrguard.
http://www.powerwerx.com/fuses-circuit-protection/pwrguard-protects-the-radio.html
Its published low voltage shut off is 11.5 volts. I did my best to engineer the circuit to keep the voltage drop down so it will be what it will be. I plan on hooking a light bar into the same circuit so this device should help if the engine is off to long. I intend to protect my ability to start the truck and my truck type is notorious for charging system issues so the top end may be handy.
A curious observation is that my kenwood calls for 13.8v +/- 15% which comes out to 11.73 volts. I'm curious if any damage could occur if the battery ran that low and the radio transmitted or would the radio just be smart about it and shut off?
The odds of this happening are relatively slim but I like to know the limits of my equipment.
I may use the xband repeat from time to time and that could get me down to those voltages over a period of time.
I did a search in the forums but perhaps I do not have the judo skills to find the answer here.
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