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#Post#: 71490-------------------------------------------------- |
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Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: SteamerJ Date: August 18, 2025, 2:37 pm |
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I was wondering if anyone uses Buck Converters with any of their |
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generators? My PM Research generator is a bulb destroyer, |
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especially when starting the engine and purging the condensate. |
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When the engine first starts to run it usually smokes the bulb |
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before I can get it settled down. I bought a Buck Converter |
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about a year or so ago and finally started playing with it this |
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morning. It�s really cool and you can set the output voltage to |
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pretty much whatever you want. I like it a lot. The PMR |
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generator puts out a lot of voltage by the time you get it |
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running fast enough to eliminate the flickering of the bulb. |
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This pretty much solves all the issues and I can spin the |
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generator as fast as I want and the bulb lights up stays the |
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same. |
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#Post#: 71493-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: Stoker Date: August 18, 2025, 3:27 pm |
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Sounds Good! |
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Do you have a link for that John? |
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#Post#: 71495-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: SteamerJ Date: August 18, 2025, 4:45 pm |
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00SY37S00?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title |
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This is what I have. Amazon has a ton of them. They are also |
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inexpensive. |
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#Post#: 71501-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: Jim Date: August 18, 2025, 7:37 pm |
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John do you have a pic of the setup? |
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#Post#: 71505-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: SteamerJ Date: August 19, 2025, 7:13 am |
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Hi Jim, |
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This is strictly the experimental stage right now. I don�t know |
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if I want to put it in a base with a lamp post or in the gauge |
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cluster that I want to make. I�m a little bit limited on my |
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woodworking equipment. |
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I didn�t think about it before, but this also would eliminate |
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the need for resistors if you�re using LEDs. |
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#Post#: 71514-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: St Paul Steam Date: August 19, 2025, 3:26 pm |
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I'm following along to see how this goes John. Good luck. |
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Re: Anyone use Buck Converters? |
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By: Jim Date: August 19, 2025, 6:19 pm |
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[quote author=St Paul Steam link=topic=8124.msg71514#msg71514 |
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date=1755635175] |
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I'm following along to see how this goes John. Good luck. |
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[/quote] |
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Me too....very interesting. |
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