True Blue Power Step-up Converter Powers 8.33 kHz Radios, Delivers Cost-effective Solution for European Airspace Mandate

The True Blue Power TC230 converts the aircraft’s 14-volt system to power 28-volt equipment, including 8.33 kHz channel spacing radios.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (April 4, 2017) -- True Blue Power will introduce its newest power converter to attendees at Aero Friedrichshafen this week. The TC230 DC-to-DC step-up converter utilizes the aircraft's 10 - 18-volt input to power 28-volt instruments and avionics, including radios, GPS, and electronic equipment. The introduction of the 230-watt converter to European aircraft owners and operators is timely. Effective January 1, 2018, all aircraft flying in European airspace must be equipped with 8.33 kHz channel spacing radios, which require 28-volt power."The TC230 is ideal for aircraft owners with 14-volt electrical systems who require the use of 28-volt power for 8.33 kHz radios and other 28-volt instruments and avionics," said Tom Genovese, True Blue Power Account Manager. "Many of our European customers are using the TC230 to meet the fast-approaching 8.33 radio mandate." Weighing just .7 pounds (.32 kg), the TC230 is the smallest and lightest 230-watt step-up converter in aviation. The unit's highly-efficient, fanless design reduces weight and offers flexible installation. Its advanced engineering delivers input transient, overload, short circuit, temperature monitoring, and reverse polarity protections. For more information, visit True Blue Power's stand A5-102 throughout Aero Friedrichshafen, April 5 - 8 at Messe Friedrichshafen or contact Rick Slater, True Blue Power Director, at (316) 630-0101.About True Blue Power(R)True Blue Power(R), a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc., specializes in the custom design and manufacture of power solutions for the aviation industry, including USB charging ports, inverters, converters, emergency power supplies, and advanced lithium-ion aircraft batteries. Select products feature proprietary, Nanophosphate(R) Lithium-ion battery technology, which offers stable chemistry, faster charging, consistent output, excellent cycle life and superior cost performance -- this translates into smaller, lighter products that are less than half the size and weight of existing solutions. For additional information, please visit truebluepowerusa.com. About Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc. (dba Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics)Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics manufactures, overhauls and repairs aircraft instruments, avionics and advanced power solutions. Operating within an AS9100C certified facility, Mid-Continent serves 57 countries and supports business and commercial aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), defense, and special missions markets. The company manufactures more than 20,000 units per year and processes more than 15,000 units in its overhaul, exchange and repair operation. For additional information, visit mcico.com. # # #