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Subject:Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
From:neil n
Date:Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:16:19 -0700
Oh. Ok. That LED power supply is a switching type? I though it wasn't. Sorry.

I don't know what nominal watt rating means (will search) but I also see this:

"Average consumption   24 watts/hour"   which echos what others see
(after motor spins up)

Yes:

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think anyone here can be sure about the reefer wants for power, but
> it likely wants a constant voltage (12v), not a constant current.
>
> The TF49 DC is spec'ced with a nominal input power requirement of 60 Watts.
> At 12 VDC that's 5 amps.
>
> So I'm wondering about trying something really simple and inexpensive, like
> this eBay 12VDC 8A laptop computer style power supply. At $15 it's worth a
> try. I'd be surprised if it didn't do the trick.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
>
> On 08/06/2013 11:01 AM, neil n wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Harold.
>>
>> I should have been clearer. Was suggesting/wondering if the LED
>> driver/power supply I linked to could be used only as a power supply
>> for fridge and not as a charger.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I can't speak intelligently about the LED Driver, but on a quick look, it
>>> does not appear to be a true battery charger.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 1:15 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> .......Would something like this work ok to power a Truckfridge?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.amazon.ca/Sanpu-Supply-Driver-AC110-240V-Output/dp/B00AYCPHNE/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1375765744&sr=1-8&keywords=led+power+supply
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil n
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>

--
Neil n

Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca

'88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p

'81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group:

http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej