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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The power supply is light, well made and reasonably priced. I am impressed as many bare bones low cost switching supplies are not good with ham radio. This one is and is worth consideration.

Kenwood marine deck mounted in a gutted subwoofer enclosure. I plug a 1980s-era technics turntable into the aux input through a $20 preamp to enjoy vinyl with it as well. Powering a pioneer double-din stereo and 4 speakers on my patio with this power ...  Read More

Diyers that retrofit projectors in their car's headlights use these types of psu because of the high current these are capable of. It has enough current to power a hid ballast!



Cons

I am afraid the ps might overheat if i keep it plugged in. Same thing saying ahhhhh into mic. Screws are loose (or will come loose) because of bad thread.

The likelyhood of it producing 30 amps is slim to none. The input voltage selector on the side must be set to 110 or 220vac before plugging in. There is no way of hooking it up to a cb base station.

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Highlights

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Quality


Overall i can’t complain with the build quality for the price


Thanks to the dedicated people putting a good efort on making a reliable product


Quality seems very good auto fan terminal block has safety plastic cover


No hum no noise doesnt seem to get very warm even with the stereo playing for hours at higher volumes

Price


The price is fair so far the performance is reliable and it does not heat up


Also 19 price is about same in 2021 as it was in 2017


I am impressed as many bare bones low cost switching supplies are not good with ham radio

Packaging/appearance


Take the time to remove the heatsinks and heat transfer pads and clean off the slight bit of dry crust that is supposed to be h...  Read More


Small and easy to place out of the way

Competitiveness


Got this to run a 12v 15a mobile 2m as a base station


Stays cool and voltage is steady even at 50w transmit for 60 seconds

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, great, radio, quality and noisy.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 2,257 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 12 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Most of them are poorly built


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It arrived with a damaged corner and it smells funny


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I thought it would be good enough for ham radio but no as soon as you push to talk the screen changes and yes there is a noise


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    No problem listening just when you transmit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I will update this post if i can fix the issue


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The last one i ordered only lasted for six months


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It works fine but the fan on this thing gets pretty loud


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    A problem if you are trying to operate ham radio on the same bench

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