RE: (ET) Transformer

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

Fine.  The lights are about 5 amps at 12V.  The lift is 18V, and I have 
never measured the current.  That takes 2 D to D's.  Other 'add-on' 12V 
things are the horn (low current) and a tail light (low current) but some 
people have added radios (fairly high current) and even such things as 12V 
to 120V AC inverters, for high current tools, with VERY high current.

Read about some good (expensive) Vicor's at http://www.vicr.com/

Larry Elie

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Gagliardi com [mailto:Jeremy Gagliardi com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:01 AM
Cc: Elec-Trak
Subject: Re: (ET) Transformer


Okay, the technical term is "DC to DC converter".  Can you give me some
ideas of where to look for one?

I think the only non-36V accessories on the E20 are the lights (&horn)
and the front lift.  I also have a 12V to 1000W AC inverter.  Assuming
that kind of load, what do I look for?

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"Elie, Larry (L.D.)" wrote:
> 
> The idea is good, but you can't use a transformer.  Transformers are for 
> AC; DC saturates the core.  You want to use a DC to DC converter.  A 
> number of companies make them.  You will have to choose based on the 
> current required for what you want to hook up.
> 
> Larry Elie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Gagliardi com [mailto:Jeremy Gagliardi com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:29 AM
> To: Elec-Trak
> Subject: (ET) Transformer
> 
> I think it might be a good idea if I take the non-36V accessories off
> the batteries and wire them to a 36-to-12V step-down transformer, so
> that everything on the tractor draws 36V to drain all batteries evenly.
> What kind of transformer do I need, and where can I get one?
> 
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