240-12 Volt - Cheaper Alternatives

Inverter, you sure you're not looking for a 12 volt power supply ? input 240 and spits out 12 volts or 13.8

Engel do a 12V DC Regulated Switchmode Power Supply...
Sticker on the box says "Made in Australia".. I have reason to suspect that they're made by GME, though I'm happy to stand corrected if that's not the case...

Input voltage... 240V AC 50hz (1.3A)
Output voltage.. 13.65V DC +/- 2%
Rated output current.. 10amp continuous
Overload protection... Current & temperature
Operating temperature.. 0 to 80 deg.C
EMC .. Conducted/radiated EN55022-B
Input connection .. 3 pin, 10 amp AC plug
Dimensions (mm).. 230L x 115W x 66H
Weight.. 1.2kg
N17018
Approvals.... { C tick to AS/NZS 4417
Complies with AS/NZS 3260

Picked one up at my local BCF store for a touch under $80.00...

They also had Primus branded ones (12A rated) for around $10.00 less, but these being Chinese made, I was happy to pay the extra for an OZ-made product...

Regards, Ed. C.

The Waeco Power Supply that came with my Waeco CCF45 is rated at 5 amps.

You can buy an equivalent for $30.
www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=GH1379

It puts out 12 volts - the same as any battery when the engine is off. It is switchmode - as efficient as the Waeco original. It has a two-pin output so you would have to change the connector.

With any power device, make sure you allow air circulation around it to avoid cooking or having it catch FIRE !

btw an Inverter converts 12 volts to 240 volt.

Mike

I use the 24v Waeco power supply & never have any problems. They seem to go much better on this voltage.

There is also a Evapower made by Evakool.

It is a 6 amp power supply as well as a 6 amp regulated float charger. With a built in thermo fan it could be what you need in the shed.

Regards Derek.

I use a cheap ($60-odd) "Pro-User" battery charger/power supply from SupaCheap. It incorporates a ciggy-lighter socket on the front panel that is rated at around 8-10 amps according to the badging.

It charges my batteries AND runs the EvaKool at home..... and it's cheaper than the MobiTronic-type alternatives that are only good for one thing - running a fridge.

The Waeco power supply is 24V. Don't get a 12v one cause the fidge actually runs better on 24v. They don't pull big amps, as you say, but a 12v power supply will have to provide twice the amps to do the same job.
Would probably cost you about the same anyway..;-)

Hello Hughesy,
Mr Bitchi is on the money for Waeco's, they'll run on 24 volt and the secondary or output of the power supply needs only to supply half the 12 volt current.
Word of caution, if you have an older Engel as well as a Waeco like me the 24 volt supply will only run the Waeco. It'll over voltage and cook the Engel.
I use a GME Electraphone power supply designed for their radios, it's just a 12.6 volt DC power supply.
Mine is a PSA1210 model. Input 240 volt AC, output 13.6 volt DC @ 10 amps. If you're patient you can pick one of these up on EBay fairly cheaply.
The Waeco/Mobitronics units also come up on EBay from time to time.

Geoff.

G'Day Hughesy,

May be a bit agricultural but buggered if I was going to spend extra $$$$ just to run the fridge in the shed. Had an old car battery which was O.K. but down a little bit on CCA, hooked this up to my little 2amp Battery Doc charger and connected the fridge to the battery, (with fuse in-line).

Have had it running now for 6 months and never had an issue with battery, fridge or charger. Charger cost $64 on special from supercrap, battery cost $0, lead, fuse and aligator clips lying aorund the shed

Regards

Rolande