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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: unknownmanxman on February 13, 2006, 22:00:25
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Hey,
Right, ive got a 24v horn but want to run it off my landy's 12v electrics..
There must be a way of doing this...
Anyone got any ideas how?
Thanks
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Not that easy to drop from 24 to 12 is a doddle, the other way not so, one way is to mount 2 batteries connected up for 24, and have another charging system to charge them, ie a 24v alternator mounted, or just re charge the batteries when parked up from a charger
Invertors from 12 to 24 not very common though for onboard use, you 24v horn should work on 12v but be rather weak
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the quickest and easiest way is to fit a 12-24 inverter but why you want a 24v horn?
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Thanks,
The horn is an air horn from a truck, it really loud but its 24v it needs the power to open a valve within the horn to let the compressed air through....
would an inverter still work?
More batteries etc seems a bit expensive just for a horn
Thanks
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an inverter should work ok you just need to make sure its big enough, only prob is they,re not that cheap either :?
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the quickest and easiest way is to fit a 12-24 inverter but why you want a 24v horn?
I was looking for one of those before, but not very common, plenty the other way round though
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*edit* Sorry didnt read the post, got voltages back to front, just ignore me :roll:
24v -12v converter on ebay at the moment, not long left though
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/trnsformer-inverter-24volt-to-12volt_W0QQitemZ5866364845QQcategoryZ14968QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem