yaknowthatguy
New member
Alright gang, I have an idea what I'm looking for, but have had no luck in finding one. I think they exist....but no dice so far.
I have a Pinzgauer 712, so it's 24volt. I am restoring the truck, and plan to run a few 12v items on it - specifically the stereo, and the ham radio (yaesu FT857D).
What I'm looking for is a 24-12v stepdown converter that will run these (I wont run the Yaesu at max power), BUT that has either a small battery for memory preservation on the radios, or that I can combine with a small battery and a charging circuit. I've heard of converters that do this, but can't find one. My pinz will sometimes sit for a few weeks, so a converter wired battery direct is a bad idea... plus the truck has a master switch anyway, and I'd rather not bypass it.
If someone has a good plan for this, or can suggest a specific product, I'd love to hear about it. I can follow a schematic and make something, I just don't have the skills to write one up for this - and dont know where to find an off the shelf converter that would do this.
Many thanks in advance.
yaknowthatguy
fort collins, colorado
I have a Pinzgauer 712, so it's 24volt. I am restoring the truck, and plan to run a few 12v items on it - specifically the stereo, and the ham radio (yaesu FT857D).
What I'm looking for is a 24-12v stepdown converter that will run these (I wont run the Yaesu at max power), BUT that has either a small battery for memory preservation on the radios, or that I can combine with a small battery and a charging circuit. I've heard of converters that do this, but can't find one. My pinz will sometimes sit for a few weeks, so a converter wired battery direct is a bad idea... plus the truck has a master switch anyway, and I'd rather not bypass it.
If someone has a good plan for this, or can suggest a specific product, I'd love to hear about it. I can follow a schematic and make something, I just don't have the skills to write one up for this - and dont know where to find an off the shelf converter that would do this.
Many thanks in advance.
yaknowthatguy
fort collins, colorado