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I don't have a service manual for the AstroTAC receiver, so I'm hoping someone here can answer this.

I want to put an AstroTAC receiver at a location that is equipped with a 48VDC battery backup power system (for some computer network equipment).

What voltage does the AstroTAC require? Will it accept a range of voltages, possibly 48VDC? It would be nice to use the existing backup power system.

In my experience, they are limited to 12v only. don't have a manual in front of me.

If the AstroTAC is indeed 12VDC only, I suppose I could use a 48V to 12V DC/DC converter.

The T5367 Quantar receiver is available with a 48 VDC power option.

See catalog sheet R3-2-129B

http://www.motorola.com/governmentanden ... csheet.pdf

Looking at the T5589 model I'm familiar with, it comes with only an AC pwr supply with a 12vdc backup input. So, if you're using this model, you will have to provide a dc/dc converter.