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Motorola Saber Current Draw
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:41 am
by gopher
does anyone know how much current a VHF system saber pulls when idle and when transmitting?
Re: Motorola Saber Current Draw
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:13 am
by gopher
well i used my multimeter in series with my astro saber her is what it says
IDLE 110mA / .814 Watts
IDLE 100% AUDIO 300mA / 2.22 Watts
ANALOG TX 3.2A / 23.68 Watts ?
Does that sound right or am i doing something wrong?
Re: Motorola Saber Current Draw
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:45 am
by cgroftmc
So if you use ohm's law you get the following 23.68/3.2 = 7.4 volts. I'd say your in the ball park.
Craig
Re: Motorola Saber Current Draw
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:52 pm
by gopher
yeah thats how i got the watts. just wondering if i was reading the currently correctly.
Re: Motorola Saber Current Draw
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:38 pm
by Will
The Saber radios draw a lot less current than the Astro Saber.
85 Ma Rx
218 Rx at rated audio
3000 Ma TX
Re: Motorola Saber Current Draw
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:49 am
by gopher
Will thanks for the info thats what I needed