[Shop-talk] 12 volt benchtop power supply?

[Chris Kantarjiev]

Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>>> I am sure I must be missing something here, but would not a 12 volt  
>>> car battery connected to a cheap 12 volt battery charger connected  
>>> to the rig work?
>> The part you're missing is where I said I didn't want to do that :-)
> 
> You can do the same thing, but with a smaller 12V battery. I have a
> 7Ah SLA battery under the bench that is my "mobile power supply"
> for lots of car and ham radio projects - it's about the size of
> and slightly heavier than a brick, and has a pigtail with PowerPoles
> permanently attached, which matches up with most of my other
> power leads. 

Which is, more or less, what's in a portable jump box. Great idea.