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USED TO THE NOTION OF CHARGING BATTERIES FROM A DESKTOP POWER SUPPLY.  THE
EPIC PWRGATE ELIMINATES THE RISK OF CONNECTING A POWER SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO A
BATTERY, WHICH CAN DAMAGE THE POWER SUPPLY, BY ISOLATING/MANAGING THE
CONNECTION.  IT ALSO ELIMINATES MUCH OF THE HUM AND RF INTERFERENCE THAT
CAN BE INTRODUCED BY INEXPENSIVE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY CHARGERS.  BASIC
OPERATION  THE EPIC PWRGATE HAS FOUR SETS OF ANDERSON POWERPOLE CONNECTORS,
PLUS A MICRO USB PORT FOR CONNECTION TO A PC RUNNING ITS COMPANION DEVICE
DIAGNOSTICS UTILITY SOFTWARE FOR MONITORING THE SYSTEM OR PROGRAMMING
VARIOUS CHARGE PARAMETERS MORE ON THE SOFTWARE LATER.  THE POWERPOLE
CONNECTIONS ARE FOR THE POWER SUPPLY, SOLAR PANELS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL,
BATTERY, AND OUTPUT TO THE LOAD, WHICH IN MY CASE IS THE RADIO.  THERE ARE
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