Jan, For someone new to electric vehicles, and for a majority of conversions, a 12 volt accessory battery is the simple means to power accessories. The car you are converting was built that way, many 12 volt accessories exist and are available at a reasonable cost, no need to make a lot of changes to an existing system on a car, etc.. The main choice you face is how to keep that accessory battery charged. Many will use a dc to dc converter from the main battery pack, although some prefer a 12 volt alternator driven from the main electric drive motor, for its simple set up, wiring and control.
The experience and knowledge of the list members is great, and their preferences and direction vary widely. To save weight and reduce the number of system, someone could use pack voltage to drive lights, accessories, heating, cooling, etc. Myself, while I dream about shooting off onto the unbeaten path, my knowledge and budget would have me using a tried and true method. 12 volt accessory battery, then get super creative on how to keep it charged. Some motorized machines use 24 volts for the starter motor and lights, so you can find a few lights using 24 volts. And the communications or phone system used 48 volts I believe so there is some equipment around at that voltage. Alan -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jan Minnie via EV Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 12:05 PM To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 12v tales > I'm new to this and your discussion has me totally confused. What is the verdict? Sep 12v Battery for accessories or not?? >Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
