| :::I was helping a vintage car enthusiast with his 1940 Pontiac 6V radio. He wanted to put an FM converter under dash. It requires 12V. On the web I found a DC/DC boost up converter--takes 3.4 to 40V in and provides 12V @ 1.5A out.I got one (about size of old pack of gum) and it works nicely--no heat sink required @ that power level. Cost was low. :::Only '40 Pontiac in town with FM. ::: :::Harold : :OK Lewis. Found on ebay; seller coldfusionx. :I had one concern--wondered if osc. freq. would cause any interference on AM but since we are feeding a strong signal thru shielded coax from converter to radio, I did not note any. The small size and cost amazed me. : :Harold :: ::Sounds COOL! Tell me more about this....size of a pack of gum and 1.5 Amps? Veerrrrry interesting. (Apologies to 'Laugh In') ::Lewis ::: :: :: : : The FM converter is transistorized, so it draws minimal current. I wonder if it could be altered internally to operate on 6 volt? Edd wants us to make our own power converter, but I can't see that small anymore, let alone solder those little legs on those little chips. I can think of using a step-up transformer. I've been playing around with an FM converter that I picked up cheap somewhere years ago. It is fun to play FM on an old table radio, but it doesn't have AFC and the small knob makes tuning touchy. |
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