[NSRCA-discussion] Luminex Power supply

[Tim Taylor]

Cheaper to just buy more batteries and forget the gen set.
 
Tim

--- On Mon, 7/11/11, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Luminex Power supply
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: Monday, July 11, 2011, 3:42 PM


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.


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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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