Re: 12 volt AC in a 6 volt car

Posted by Mike On 2011/1/2 11:20:08

We went through ALL this and more in the beating a dead horse thread.

With all the trickery and whatnot, you could get a powergen alternator that looks like a generator and, except for the A/C setup, everything would look stock converted to 12volt.

The sanden compressor needs 7.5v to stay closed. Maybe a step up converter or setting the car up as 8 volt would work. That's the cheapest route but may not work 100%.

The best route is to go 12v and do it right.

Anything else in the middle would not be a good pay off for cost vs function.