OPERATINGINSTRUCTION
FP-1030A
REGULATED
DC POWER
SUPPLY
IIITROIIUGTIOII
TheYaesu
FP-10304
isa high-quality,
RegulatedDC
Power
Supplyspecifically
designedfor
usewithDC
pow-
eredradio
equipment.TheFP-'l0304
provides
13.8
Volts
DC
atup
to
25Amps
(continuous
duty).
Please
read
theseoperatinginstructions
thoroughly
so
astoensure
proper
installation
andutilization
ofthis
unit.
Werecommend
thattheseinstructions
bekept
perma-
nentlyfor
your
future
reference.
Features
[f OverloadProtection
A currentfoldback
circuit
isutilized
to
prevent
dam-
age
totheunit
from
excessive
current
drain.An
"Over-
load"indicator
becomes
illuminated
when
anover-
load
condition
exists.
Note: Should
theoverload
protection
circuitry
beac-
tivated,
switchoffthe
power
supply
anddisconnect
the
externalequipmentimmediately.
Extended
operation
underoverloadconditions
may
eventually
causedamage
tothe
power
supply.
f High
RFIlmmunity
TheFP-1030,4
isspecifically
designed
foruse
with
radio
communication
equipment.
It
thereforeincludes
extensivefiltering
to
provide
high
immunity
from
erraticoperation
which
might
be
caused
byRadioFrequencyinterference(RFl).
ll MultipleDC
Output
connections
Besides
thetwo
pairs
of
(64)
snap-inDC
connec-
tions
andthe
(25A)
screw-onDC
output
terminal,
the
FP-10304
features
acigar-lighter
typeDC
output
jack
forradio
equipment
equippedwith
a hatching
cigar-
lighter
plug.
Note:
Donot
attempttouse
acigarlighterin
thisDC
output
port,
as
itisnot
designedfor
this
application,
anddamage
to
the
power
supplymayresult.
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139-141
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lnstallationIiRs
Like
anyelectronicapparatus,
the
FP-l0304
shouldbe
installed
inalocationwhich
allows
free
air
circulation,
so
astoprovide
efficientcooling
for
the
power
supply
cir-
cuitry,TheFP-103OAsfiould
notbeinstalled
inlocations
exposedtomoisture,
asasignificantelectric
shockhaz-
ard
will
exist.
We
recommend
thatthisunitnot
be
installed
inextremely
hot,dusty,
orhumidlocations,
nor
in
areas
exposed
to
direct
sunshine.
Gonnections
and0lelation
t Confirm
thatthe
ACvoltage
as
indicated
on
the
rear
panel
label
matches
the
ACmainsvoltagein
your
area.
fl Connect
a
good
earth
ground
totheGNDterminal
on
thebottom
case,usingaheavy,
braided
cable
for
con-
nection
to
your
main
station
ground
system.
t Be
suretheFP-'1030Ais
turnedOFF,
then
plug
the
AC
cableinto
your
station'swalloutlet.
t Confirmthe
expectedcurrentdrainfor
theradio(s)
to
be
connectedtotheFP-1030,4.
Thetwo
pairs
ofsnap-
in
terminalscanonlyhandle
acombinedcurrent
of 6
Amps,
while
the
screw-on
terminalcan
provide
upto
25Amps.
t Connecteachradio'sNegative
(usually
Black)DC
cabletothe
appropriate
Black
(-)
terminal
ontheFP-
1030A,
andconnect
each
radio's
Positive
(usually
Red)
DC
cabletotheappropriateRed
(+)
terminal.
f Turn
the
FP-10304
ONfirst,
thenturnon
the
radio(s)
connected
tothe
power
supply,Operationmay
now
commence.
[f When
operation
is
completed,
turntheradio
(s)
OFF
first,
then
turnoffthe
power
supply.
A Gaution
t DonotExceed
the
total
current
rating
for
this
power
supply.This
unitisdesigned
to
provide
amaximum
aggregate
current
of
25Amps
(total
ofalloutput
ter-
minals),
Also,
do
not
exceed
atotalcurrent;
drain
of6
Amps
(combined)
from
thetwo
pairs
ofsnap-in
out-
put
terminals.
t Donot
usethis
power
supplyfor
any
purpose
other
than
powering
radio
communication
equipment.
ltis
not
designedfor
other
purposes
such
as battery
charging,
cigarettelighting,
powering
ofmotorized
equipment,
norforlamps
(other
than
the
incidental
lampsinside
radio
equipment).
f lf
the
AC
inputfuse
shouldblowdetermine
thecause
ofthefailure
before
replacing
thefuse.Whenreplac-
ingfuses,
use
onlythespecified
size
for
the
AC
volt-
age
in
use.