| fenbach | -- 08-12-2017 @ 10:22 PM |
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anybody know how to power an original 6-volt positive ground radio in a 12-volt neg ground system? thanks.
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| sarahcecelia | -- 08-13-2017 @ 9:33 AM |
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Yup! Randy Rundle at WWW.Fifth Avenue internet garage.com, Clay Center, Kansas. makes a resistor for just that purpose! 785-632-3450. By the way-The radio doesn't car about pos., or neg. One of my 1950 cars is 12 volt, and it works fine. Regards, Steve Lee
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| fenbach | -- 08-13-2017 @ 7:45 PM |
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thanks steve, you're right, the radio doesn't begin to know the difference between positive and negative ground. with a mechanical vibrator anyway.
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| Drbrown | -- 08-13-2017 @ 9:15 PM |
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I understand electronic vibrators last longer but they may be sensitive to polarity.
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| 51f1 | -- 08-14-2017 @ 6:00 AM |
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Speaking of polarity, when I was in school back in the stone age, I used t run car radios off of AC (with the vibrator in it) by simply connecting it to a 12-volt transformer. Old car radios were a lot better than those sold for home use. Richard
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| JT Ford | -- 08-14-2017 @ 9:49 AM |
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The new solid state vibrators are polarity sensitive...
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| fenbach | -- 08-15-2017 @ 11:47 AM |
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i checked randy rundle's web site and found a page explaining why a 12 to 6 volt voltage reducer CAN'T be used with an original radio. http://fifthaveinternetgarage.com/tech_tips_Why_cant_i_use_a_voltage_reducer.php nevertheless, I found one one that seems to work just fine. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CUA4KK8
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| TomO | -- 08-16-2017 @ 7:17 AM |
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You are talking apples and oranges. The Rundle voltage reducer is just a high wattage resister and the converter that you bought appears to be a solid state regulator, probably a zener diode that will not convert the voltage and current to heat. Tom
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| sarahcecelia | -- 08-16-2017 @ 1:00 PM |
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Yeah, but like I previously told you, One of my 1950 cars is converted to 12 volts and the radio doesn't seem to know the difference. Regards, Steve Lee
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| sarahcecelia | -- 08-16-2017 @ 1:04 PM |
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Who wants to listen to an old AM radio anyway. I don't! You can't get anything worth listening to; but if you must, send it out and get it converted to 12 volt AM/FM. Regards, Steve Lee
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| sarahcecelia | -- 08-16-2017 @ 1:05 PM |
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Uh, you say 12 to 6volt? I think you mean 6 to 12 volt. Regards, Steve Lee
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| sarahcecelia | -- 08-16-2017 @ 1:23 PM |
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Your right, that's because it takes too many volts to operated the deal. Regards, Steve Lee
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| sarahcecelia | -- 08-16-2017 @ 1:26 PM |
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To listen to AM radio you have to be able to understand and speak Spanish very well!!! Regards, Steve Lee
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