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
ps.com...
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
--
add a 2 before @

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.

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

In article . com,
"Meach" wrote:

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.


Apply for a Maritime Mobile Support Station License and you'll be
covered for all your intended uses.........


Bruce in alaska haven't applied for one of these in a few years....
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add a 2 before @

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

The battery option sounds great. If you could incorporate the ability
to measure the amount a current going out and into the battery it would
be good. It was surprising for me to find how they work under different
charging regimes. Having shore power readily available, even once a
week, is very different then charging with the motor, generator solar
etc. Lighting uses a surprising amount of power and the new VHFs use
very little
John

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

Amps are amps. A solar panel isn;t going to charge as quickly as a
40 amp shorepower charger.

wrote in message
oups.com...
The battery option sounds great. If you could incorporate the ability
to measure the amount a current going out and into the battery it would
be good. It was surprising for me to find how they work under different
charging regimes. Having shore power readily available, even once a
week, is very different then charging with the motor, generator solar
etc. Lighting uses a surprising amount of power and the new VHFs use
very little
John

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

What kind of amphere are normal to expect from a solar panel setup, vs.
a wind vane, vs. a hydrolic driven generator?

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

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:36:49 -0400,
Doug Dotson dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:
Amps are amps. A solar panel isn;t going to charge as quickly as a
40 amp shorepower charger.

wrote in message
oups.com...
The battery option sounds great. If you could incorporate the ability
to measure the amount a current going out and into the battery it would
be good. It was surprising for me to find how they work under different
charging regimes. Having shore power readily available, even once a
week, is very different then charging with the motor, generator solar
etc. Lighting uses a surprising amount of power and the new VHFs use
very little
John





Perhaps he was refering more to the charging rate over time. 40A is
fine, if it's at about C10 or so for std automotive type lead acid. If
it's significantly higher than C10 (and it probably is) then much of
that 40A goes into heating the electrolyte, rather than charging the
battery.

--
Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
I'd explain it all to you, but your brain would explode.

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

On 23 Oct 2005 18:00:55 -0700,
Meach wrote:
What kind of amphere are normal to expect from a solar panel setup, vs.
a wind vane, vs. a hydrolic driven generator?



That would depend entirely on the system in question :) Not enough info
in the question to go by.

--
Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
Dash Dash Space

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

"Meach" :

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.

How attached is the porch to the house? After all some extra attachment
hardware, a couple of jacks and two large pontoons and you get the best of
both worlds.

Earl Colby Pottinger


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