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Old 15-04-2009, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sadia View Post
Thank you for the quick reply Eric. If I leave it to default on 13.8v will it blow up anything ?
Probably not, but......................?

Check the specifications for the equipment - looking for maximum voltage input. If they say 14, 15 16 V - OK.

But, I'd adjust it down if they say they really want 12V. Get the Dick Smith folks to earn their money. At the counter, after you have paid (or maybe before!), get them to open the box, plug it in, put a meter on the output, check it reads 13.8V, then insert small screwdriver in the adjustment hole on the bottom and turn it down to the minimum - probably under 13V - mine came right down to close to 12V. At the moment, I use mine to power dew heating through a Thousand Oaks controller - only drawing some 4A max, as I recall.

You'll maybe need some additional cables - splitters to two ciggie sockets - ciggie extension cables and the like. Dick Smith will sell these.

I got my 23A supply on a good special But the extra cables weren't that cheap so I bought some, then got parts from Jaycar and made up my own.
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