'lectric gurus 6v to 12v

Lizooki

Lizooki

Samurai Frogger
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Stokes Co. NC
I am putting a 6v accessory on my rig.
Of course I have a 12v system.
What can I do to keep from bbq'ing the 6v peice?


Matt
 
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What exactly are you trying to put on your rig? Depending on the amp draw there are a couple of ways to do it.
 
Probably need some sort of a transformer to step down the voltage. You may have to have one custom made. No idea who could do such a thing though. Whatcha' putting on?
 
Depending on how much current the device is drawing, you can use a resistor like old heater motors use, or a voltage reducer like painless sells (preferred). What is it?
 
A horn.....an old, big, hopefully loud horn.
But it's 6v.

:poop: Hey look...a new smiley!


Matt

I checked out Painless. Seems Autozone sells Painless stuff and they list the reducer on their site. $25 tho'.

Any cheaper ideas?
 
prolly be ok to run on 12v for a horn...
 
Or measure the resistance of the 6V horn and install a resistor with the same resistance in series with the horn. It needs to be the same resistance since you are wanting to decrease the voltage by half.
 
GoGrannyGo said:
in support of the previous reply:

Ballast Resistor / P/N:AL795 / about $6.50 @ AutoZone
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Leave it to an old timer to pull that out of his hat !!!


:beer:
 
Just plug it up, should be even louder. May not last as long though.

Then again, I guess you could go with these ^^^^ guys and do it the right way...
 
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