[NSRCA-discussion] Luminex Power supply

[Scott McHarg]

Thanks Mark.  I appreciate this.  I was looking at the Luminex Chris Moon
sells and just wondering if my little generator would hold up.

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>wrote:

> The math is correct, but you need to add about a 10% loss factor, or even a
> little more.  My Iota 55am power supply under a full 55amp load pulls about
> 850.   More importantly, my Iota will frequently deliver in excess of that
> 55amps for short periods of time and draw over 900.  I'm currently using a
> Honda 1000watt generator without any problems.
>
>
> Mark Atwood
> Paragon Consulting, Inc.  |  President
> 5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
> Phone: 440.684.3101 x102  |  Fax: 440.684.3102
> mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com<mailto:mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com>  |
> www.paragon-inc.com<http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
>
>
>
> On Jul 11, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Scott McHarg wrote:
>
> Can someone give me a rough idea of how big a generator I need to run the
> Luminex power supply?  I have a small 2-stroke 800W generator from Harbor
> Freight but not sure how to tell how many Watts I need to power the Luminex
> supply. Volt x Amps=Watts?  So, can I draw the conclusion that something
> that puts out 55 Amps at 13.4 Volts needs 737 Watts input?
>
> Thanks y'all,
> Scott
>
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