Sirius satellite radio and low voltage
I bought my Sirius radio as part of the Starmate boom box package for camping in places so remote that regular radio was spotty or non-existent. I was puzzled to discover that the dc power (cigarette...
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My Sirius radio lasted 16 hours on one set of 8, 8-D batteries and when they were exhausted they were down to less than 1.1 volts.
And no, you should not connect the radio to a 12 volt battery bank with 12 feet of 18 gauge wire.
But to say a decently charged (above 40% SOC) 12 volt battery cannot operate a Sirius radio is absurd. Yes, given enough atrocities in the configuration of wiring and connectors, operation will fail. FUBAR is a word invented to describe something "failure resistant" that has been "in-witted" to the point of inevitable failure.
But that is not a battery failing to make things work because the NORMAL discharging (decreasing) voltage of a car battery cannot support the radio. That tech should know this - it is not celestial mechanics.
And no, you should not connect the radio to a 12 volt battery bank with 12 feet of 18 gauge wire.
But to say a decently charged (above 40% SOC) 12 volt battery cannot operate a Sirius radio is absurd. Yes, given enough atrocities in the configuration of wiring and connectors, operation will fail. FUBAR is a word invented to describe something "failure resistant" that has been "in-witted" to the point of inevitable failure.
But that is not a battery failing to make things work because the NORMAL discharging (decreasing) voltage of a car battery cannot support the radio. That tech should know this - it is not celestial mechanics.
