Re: 12V DC CONVERSION - HOW TO

[mark]

I have a long range tank on my s1 and have mounted my battery in space between rear mudguard and frame and my series 2 it's inside toolbox. I have always used a battery it only needs to be 4ah

[soulsurfer]

Since I have a long range tank and no battery tray I was going to do the conversion without a battery. Will this work or do I need one of those battery eliminators (basically a fat capacitor).


Cheers

You don't need the big fat cap, you can use these although a small battery would be better.

[coaster]

Since I have a long range tank and no battery tray I was going to do the conversion without a battery. Will this work or do I need one of those battery eliminators (basically a fat capacitor).Cheers

If space is an issue you could always use 2 or more very small batteries wired in parallel, ealry MGB's used to have 2 6 volt batteries wired in the same fashion.

[ArmandTanzarian]

I have a long range tank on my s1 and have mounted my battery in space between rear mudguard and frame and my series 2 it's inside toolbox. I have always used a battery it only needs to be 4ah

I've just had a look on my S3 and the space is really tight around the mudguard and frame area. The battery would have to be very small, a burglar alarm battery might do the trick but even that might be too big. I'd also have to make up a mounting bracket. It looks possible but tricky. I'd have to relocate the all of the other electrical bibs and bobs to make room.

For the sake of simplicity I might stick to the capacitor option. The lights won't work without the engine running but that hasn't been a major issue for the last 30 years! At least I'll be able to charge a phone or run a sat nav.

From a brief bit of research, the bigger the capacitor the better. Ebay has a few listed at 15000 microfarads for just a couple of quid

[Bilko]

I wish my printer had ink! This is giving me brain ache!

[mark]

you dont need a printe rob ,you have a direct phone line

[Bilko]

LOL! You're right Mark, but I was trying to do three things at once and I forgot that when the air goes below a certain temperature my brain starts to shut down. :biggrin:


Anyway, Got it sorted.

So there it is. If I can do a DC conversion absolutely anyone can.

[mark]

are you pleased with it?

[WINTERMODEL150]

LOL! You're right Mark, but I was trying to do three things at once and I forgot that when the air goes below a certain temperature my brain starts to shut down. :biggrin:


Anyway, Got it sorted.

So there it is. If I can do a DC conversion absolutely anyone can.

Hi rob,going to do my stator this week while my engines in bits,i see beedspeed do a rectifier called a wassel is this the best one to use? have you made contact with Ian lucy yet?

Dean

[mark]

beedspeed do advertise one but not 100% sure its the 4 wire single phase one you need,this is the one