It all depends upon how much current the radio needs to work without "clipping" at higher volume levels. Years ago there were many converters with sketchy regulation, and a lot of us used them in parallel with a 12V motorcycle battery that smoothed the output and furnished enough current for the track-change solenoid on an 8-track deck :) ...but I'd presume a modern one would be more stable (the state of the art in electronics has come a long way). A cheap one may only be able to give 1 amp (or less) This $150 one has an unswitched aux output perfect for keeping the clock and channel presets alive on a modern radio, and at 8A should probably be able to handle a CD player (a basic one, no BIG amplifier): http://pressenter.com/~cmeyer/MES612NG8A.html
If you just need to run a basic 12V radio, one like this should be more than enough. http://www.jcwhitney.com/VECTOR-6-AMP-AC-DC-CONVERTER/GP_2001684_N_111+10201+600000552_10101.jcw --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What's everyones thoughts on using a 6v to 12v > converter to run a 12v radio in a '58 bug? > > Anyone recommend a source? > > Thanks, > > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
