West Mountain Radio Super PWRgate PG40S Backup Power Switching and Charging System
- $139.99
- Out of stock
- SKU: PG40S
Customer Reviews
Works great on AGM Emergency Power. Question at bottom. By Powerwerx customer
My shack is set up with a switching power supply, PowerGate and a 4008 RIGrunner. Perfect set up for me. Part of our city had a power outage during out weekly 2 Meter net a while back. If someone hadn't mentioned it during the net, I wouldn't have even known. My power supply switched immediately to emergency power which the powerGate always has topped off. Not even the slightest glitch. Just pure constant power to the radios in my shack.
My question: If I were to update my AGM emergency power battery with a LiFePO4 battery, will the PowerGate still charge that battery?
My question: If I were to update my AGM emergency power battery with a LiFePO4 battery, will the PowerGate still charge that battery?
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Why is this capability is not built in to Powersupplies ? By Powerwerx customer
It’s simple. It performs a basic charge/switching task. I’ve had it 12 years. It should be standard in any ham shack.
Mike WA4D
Charlottesville, Va.
Mike WA4D
Charlottesville, Va.
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It works better than I thought. By Powerwerx customer
I do a lot of remote camping with the local radio club. We all of course do radios as part of the trip. I handle the HF email for the group with Winlink2000. My portable station uses an Icom 7200, SCS modem, and AH-4 coupler. I power all from a 100 amp sealed gel battery. I have used various battery chargers off my portable Honda 1000 to charge this battery once a day. Everyone of them generated some noise on HF. Plus most of them were not truly automatic. (Automatic for me is auto on/off, current on demand, float when full, in other words I don't have to touch). I use your charger in the charge only configuration, the radios run off the battery direct. The AC to DC power supply I use is a Powerwerx product also. Over a recent 4 day heavy use trip to Central Baja, it did as advertised and NO NOISE. Never got hot, and just gave me a piece of mind. The radio club intends to buy one in the future for the battery back up at the club station. Thanks for a working product.
Mike n6kzb/xe2
Mike n6kzb/xe2
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What a great device! By Larry
I'm using a SuperPWRGate to maintain 2 X 100Ah AGM batteries off a 40 A linear power supply to provide continuous power to my Yaesu FT-2800M, Icom R-75, TV and laptop. I've had several power failures here since I installed the system and the changeover to battery power is completely glitch-free. The batteries are maintained at full charge and I'm guaranteed sufficient operating time in a grid-down situation to be able to fulfill my emergency communactions duties via amateur radio when required. If you need uninterrupted power -- guaranteed -- get a 40S today.
73,
Larry D. Barr
KE5FWE
73,
Larry D. Barr
KE5FWE
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Outstanding Product By Larry
The SuperPWRGate is the neatest device since canned beer. I'm currently using one to maintain a 100 Ah AGM battery to support my Yaesu FT-2800M, Icom R-75 and Dell 1150 laptop in case of a power failure. The unit is powered by a 45 A mains supply. The grid went down the other day and all the loads changed over without a glitch. I plan to add another battery soon to give me a longer runtime.
If you require reliable backup power, and especially if you're a member of any emergancy nets, you need the SuperPWRGate to keep your rig running when the grid goes down.
73,
ldb
If you require reliable backup power, and especially if you're a member of any emergancy nets, you need the SuperPWRGate to keep your rig running when the grid goes down.
73,
ldb
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