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I have heard that a classic volkswagen product can change 6volts to 12 volts(inverter) in order to run 12v items(radio, stereo) but staying with the traditional 6v for the vehicle. Has anyone seen this or have done this

Voltage booseter cubes are sold by most of the vendors and
online at a bunch of sites. Usually run about a hundred bucks.
I've been using one to power my Sony 12v radio and 12v tach for
about six years.

DG

im with denny, im running a sony plus some other low draw devices. this is where i got mine.
http://www.halonmarketing.com/mall/Accessories.php
actually i have one of each.
dont buy the hidden antenna. they work like a vacuum cleaner!

i have blown the fuse once while rockin on down the road with the WHO. so either turn it down or carry spare fuses

Here's one with a little more "oomph"? As with the other style, there is a 6v + or - ground to 12v - ground version available.

tim, thats the one i want to get. chief miles (oldgmctruck) has this one. it can be customed made to application. i could of used it on the south bend run last year. im hoping to have it for springfield this year

Thanks for all the ideas, now I have more info to investigate with. good luck with everything

Would any of these inverters be good to run a 12v wiper conversion?

no, these are for only light loads. the little one comes with a 6 amp fuse. ive blown it with the stereo.

Lets correct this since it seems to be an on-going thread, an inverter is an electrical
device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC).

What we are dealing with here is simply a DC voltage booster to kick the 6v up to 12v.
One of the small cubes has been powering my Sun Pro Tach and Sony CDX GT420U
AM/FM/Compact Disc player for five or six years now and I’ve never blown a fuse.
Although the radio is capable of 52w x4 I’m not trying to drive a four component speaker
system with that much power. I found a pair of cheap 10 or 15w speakers that will slip in
the door that supply plenty of volume. I’ve got no problem hearing talk radio, the oldies
stations or big band music from a CD while I‘m cruising down the road at speed.

But I agree it won’t supply enough power to drive a wiper or heater motor and if you were
trying to drive some big honkin‘ 100w speakers you would no doubt be blowing fuses
with it.

Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

thanks to all the ideas, however I have found a posting that lead to Newport Engineering that advertises a booster to handle the load of a wiper, for those that are interested here is the link

http://newportwipers.com/

Good link for someone wanting a higher output converter. I find it interesting how they call it an "inverter" in the title but the description correctly calls it a "converter".

Boost Converter (voltage booster):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter
DC to AC Electrical Inverter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverter

DG

and for those who want an "OEM" solution, see here

Bill

Thanks, Bill
Do you know if that was a kit with a part number?

Piggy-back dual generators. That's simply awesome. Well, not simple I guess.

no idea about the availability of the parts Tim, I just have that booklet saved for the diagrams and lists - note also that there's some early "AC generator" [alternator] info in it [1958] including a Delco 6V alternator

Chris - having the circuit diagrams with it does make it fairly simple, just be a chore to fab the mounting hardware, a good Denny job I've been considering adding a 2nd alternator to my bus, just need to have it switchable so it isn't robbing HP when not needed

Bill

Denny,

If you make the 6v/12v mounting hardware, I'd be please to test it out on my COE.