KX1 Alignment and Test - Part I - Power Supply - Batteries OK?

[Martin Gillen]

Hi.

Really dumb question.

I don't have a power supply unit but the alignment &
test
instructions state:

Connect an 8 to 14 VDC power supply to J1 with the
positive (+) lead to the center pin.

Do you think I can just put 6 AA cells into the
supplied battery holders in series to generate 9V,
and use that in the alignment phases?

Is there enough current there?

Is it stable enough?

Thanks,
Martin.

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[Don Wilhelm-3]

Martin,

Batteries ARE a power supply.

Be safe - particularly when doing testing with a battery supply - they can
produce very large currents (even though only for a short time).

I recommend ALWAYS putting a fuse near the battery terminal of any battery -
even small batteries can produce a very large current if accidentally short
circuited, and molten metal can be the result - think: 'If what the object
that contacts the battery wire happens to be the watch or the ring I am
wearing ...' - well you can guess 'the rest of the story'.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Really dumb question.
>
> I don't have a power supply unit but the alignment &
> test
> instructions state:
>
> Connect an 8 to 14 VDC power supply to J1 with the
> positive (+) lead to the center pin.
>
> Do you think I can just put 6 AA cells into the
> supplied battery holders in series to generate 9V,
> and use that in the alignment phases?
>

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