Alinco DM-430T Switching Power Supply
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ZAL-DM-430T
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Customer Reviews
Overall
5
Works great
Review by
John
The Alinco DM430-T provides a stable 13.8V supply for my Yaesu FTDX3000 transceiver, which draws a maximum of 23A. The supply output current rating is 30A peak, 25A continuous. I like having the fixed vs variable voltage switch so I don't have to worry about accidentally turning the voltage adjust knob above 13.8 V when powering the radio. If needed, you can fine tune the fixed voltage by tweaking a pot inside the unit. When first powered up, the fan comes on for a few seconds, then turns off until the temperature rises above a certain level. I hardly notice it when receiving or transmitting SSB or CW, when the average current is low enough that the fan stays off most of the time. For higher duty cycle Tx modes such as AM, FM, or RTTY, I would expect the fan noise to be more noticeable. The digital voltage and current display is a nice feature, although the LCD backlight is a bit bright for my taste. I haven't noticed any spurious signals from this switching power supply in the ham bands. Overall I am impressed with its performance.
Overall
4
Add to my previous review
Review by
Dennis
The last paragraph of the overview implies the connectors are not ARES standard. They work fine for ARES equipment, just line up red to red and black to black and they snap together, not rocket science and no need to fix a non-existant problem. Sorry that I forgot to mention this in my other review.
Overall
4
Very good power supply
Review by
Dennis
Small size fits nicely. The voltmeter reads 13.9, then goes to 13.8 when I turn a radio on. Output voltage and meter match exactly to my multimeter reading. The meter is backlight with a slightly too bright white light, I would like a brightness adjustment knob. Also would like a color adjustment, like my Alinco DR-735 vhf/uhf. Fan speeds up when transmitting, but runs slow and quiet at all other times. A very nice product.
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