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Old 05-04-08, 03:21 PM   #5
Flyingdog5000
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Originally Posted by canucksafari View Post
Well, it is time to go out and buy a voltage reducer. My truck is 24V. Now if it was just for a CD player and other electrics, I wouldn't worry so much. However, from what I have heard, some voltage reducers can cause problems for HAM radios.
I am doing a HAM course right now and spoke with the instructor. He confirmed that certain reducers can have a square wave pattern on the out put which would affect the HAM radio.
Is this true? If so, which voltage reducer can people recommend. I am thinking one which can handle a constant 20 amps will be enough.
Does you truck use a single 24v battery, or do you have two 12v batteries running in series (connected end to end)? On the off chance that you do, so you can connect your power leads to the + and - poles of one battery and get 12 v without the use of a step down transformer.

Flyingdog (W8PM)


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