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linx

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Post by linx »

I usually buy them used locally from off the radio. My most recent PS was a Pyramid 25amp for $40, and of couse I picked it up so there was no shipping. You're not gonna find that deal online!
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Punkin Head

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I have a kenwood ps 20 it is a 4.5 amp power supply. anything more than a stock 4 watt radio and you will be pushing its limits. if interested let me know. I will make you a deal. if its too small for what you want thats cool too. just thought I would offer.
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SheepDog

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Post by SheepDog »

Ebay. I got a 12 amp continuous 14 amp peak for $45 to my door brand new. It is a Pyramid but whoopity do. It is more than enough for my base radios.
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Post by drdx »

I have about what PH has, a triplite 4 amp, and I'll make you a deal as well. Shipping comes into play there though. Look on craigs list local to you. On mine are several 10 amp astrons and stuff like that for as little as $20 and you can just pick them up. -drdx
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pyramid are good supplies for moderate $. 209
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distortion69

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Post by distortion69 »

Iota 55 amp on ebay.

You can't beat those things and they can often be picked up for $100 shipped if you can get em for $85 b4 shipping or so.. I got about 8-10 of them at that price, best supplies ever.

They are a CONTINOUS 55 amps, and are stackable, I've ran as many as 4 of them together.

You can adjust the volts with a pot on them up to like 15.5 volts or something, I can't remember exactly.. might have been 16volts and it will run a 3 pill no prob at 400-500 watts.

Of course it can run any radio up including the connex 4300-300, and it has no prob running a 4x1446 box.

Two of them ran together has no trouble running a 2x4.

Just one of them wired up into a car battery will run a 2x4 no problem either... ran one that way for the better part of 6 months at 14.2 volts.

These things are clean, switching supplies, that don't interfere, that are also designed to charge batteries properly.

So you get a power supply and a battery charger for the price of one.

Good Luck,
Josh
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