AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

I am trying to find an AC-DC converter so I can turn my enclosed porch
into a "boat". I would like to run some marine cabin lights, a VHF,
and eventually a SSB radio. Has anyone done this and can recommend a
particular converter?


Thanks.

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

You could also use a 12 volt battery with a trickle charger attached.

BS

"Meach" wrote in message
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I am trying to find an AC-DC converter so I can turn my enclosed porch
into a "boat". I would like to run some marine cabin lights, a VHF,
and eventually a SSB radio. Has anyone done this and can recommend a
particular converter?


Thanks.

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

I realize this about transmitting, same holds for a SSB on Marine
channels. Doesn't mean I can't listen however :)


Just curious, do you know the model number of the Radio Shack converter
you used?

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

Just go in an ask for a 12 volt power supply. Tell them what you are trying
to
do. Incidently, the power supplies they have at a cost you will probably
like won't allow you to transmit on SSB except at very low power. By the
time you turn on a few "boat lights" and both radios, you may not be able to
transmit on VHF either. But, as you said earlier, you don;t need to
transmit.

Doug

"Meach" wrote in message
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I realize this about transmitting, same holds for a SSB on Marine
channels. Doesn't mean I can't listen however :)


Just curious, do you know the model number of the Radio Shack converter
you used?

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

Yes, that would give enough amps to allow transmitting if he wanted to test
that function.

"Robert or Karen Swarts" wrote in message
...
You could also use a 12 volt battery with a trickle charger attached.

BS

"Meach" wrote in message
oups.com...

I am trying to find an AC-DC converter so I can turn my enclosed porch
into a "boat". I would like to run some marine cabin lights, a VHF,
and eventually a SSB radio. Has anyone done this and can recommend a
particular converter?


Thanks.

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

In article .com,
"Meach" wrote:

I am trying to find an AC-DC converter so I can turn my enclosed porch
into a "boat". I would like to run some marine cabin lights, a VHF,
and eventually a SSB radio. Has anyone done this and can recommend a
particular converter?


Thanks.


Numar makes some of the best Rgulated Powersupplies in the Marine
Industry.

Bruce in alaska
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AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

Meach wrote:
I am trying to find an AC-DC converter so I can turn my enclosed
porch into a "boat". I would like to run some marine cabin lights, a
VHF, and eventually a SSB radio. Has anyone done this and can
recommend a particular converter?


Thanks.

These porches do not sail well, and tend to sink unexpectedly. I would
strongly advise you to go to a broker and look at his list of boats.

Dennis.

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

Upwind I agree with you, but down wind, porches actually can plane and
exceed hull speed.

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

A great way to try out the system and be more nautical: Power it using
a battery, then drive your car up to it for an hour a day to recharge
the battery. Maybe augment the charging system with a solar panel or
windmill tied to an alternator.
Just a question, why are you doing this?

AC--DC converter for setting up a home "boat"
 

The main reason I am doing this is because I don't have a boat right
now and want to mess around with some boat electronics and just to make
one part of my home more nautical.

I would like to add some solar/wind augmentation and perhaps do a
battery. However the porch is on the second floor so charging daily is
a pain. I guess I could have a battery and a converter and a switch
which controls where the power comes from.

That way I could store up solar/wind power use it, then switch to house
ac and charge the battery again regarless of how long it takes.