Maximum DC input voltage

Hi,

As part of a monitoring program, we' ve been doing a lot of AWAC deployments using our own battery packs, mounted with alkaline D sized batteries. The batteries mounted with the scheme  we're using lasts for 120 days, but we' ve only been using them for 70-80 days, after what we don't use them anymore, throwing them out. Because of this matter, we are trying to develop a new mounting scheme that fit our needs more precisely. In order to do this, we need to know the maximum DC input voltage as much as the minimum to make the equipment work. The AWAC manual specifies this values as 18.6V (max) and 13.5 (min), are this unquestionable limits? In our experience, the equipment has been collecting data on voltages as low as 11 V. In the new mounting scheme we are willing to use we need to start the deployment with 19.3 V, is the possible?

Thanks,

Pedro

Hi Pedro,

Maximum DC power input to the AWAC is 18V. The AWAC doesn't stop measuring until it has dropped to 8V. The voltage drops quite fast below 10-11V dependent of the design of the battery pack.

What is said in the AWAC manual is true for older AWACs

Best regards

Jonas Røstad