12v to 6v power supply

[nightfisher]

I am just wondering how easy it would be to reduce a 12volt 27 amp battery to 6volt dc to run my EQ5 dc motors?

[spaceboy]

Switched adapter. Astroboot sometimes have them in cigar socket form or your local Maplins will have one mate.

Basically http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-Car-Battery-Terminal-Clip-On-Cigar-Cigarette-Lighter-Power-Socket-Adapter-/360706957182?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item53fbcf5f7e to battery

then http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-24v-REGULATED-DC-DC-ADAPTER-1500mA-cig-cigar-1-5v-3v-4-5v-6v-7-5v-9v-12v-/231176243448?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35d32d88f8 to the mount.

[Bizibilder]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141210161794         Cheap as chips!

[Scott]

would this work jules?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Industry-Grade-DC-12V-To-DC-6V-3A-Step-Down-Converter-UK-/221810269121?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a4ec1bc1

[ronin]

IU have one of the Maplins items, normal 12v connector at one end and the circular things at the other, it can be switched down to 1.5volt.

The Maplins item is: L17AR

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/regulated-car-power-adapter-1a-with-6-charging-tips-l17ar

Presently £10, says usually £15, useful item.

If they have one locally I may actually get a second, mainly because having one is fine and all I need, but occasionally it goes walk about.

[Alien 13]

I use the ones listed above but if soldering is not your thing maybe this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2014-New-DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-Down-To-6V-18W-Max-3A-Power-Supply-Waterproof-/370869488881?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item56598b4cf1#ht_4448wt_1037 not looked for a UK supplier but there should be some.

Alan

[nightfisher]

Thanks chaps, looks a pretty easy task, might just stick with batteries but would be handy to run every thing of the 12volt as the video cam runs from this

[Alien 13]

would this work jules?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Industry-Grade-DC-12V-To-DC-6V-3A-Step-Down-Converter-UK-/221810269121?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a4ec1bc1

Snap!!

[Scott]

too slow scott

[AstroAdam]

I use these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301435074023?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=600386274274&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

...to switch down from 12V to more or less anything.  There really cheap, small and can fit inside any little project box you can get form maplin etc.

You can get even smaller ones....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271863755380?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Obviously you can buy them in smaller quantities, and they cost a bit more, but still cheeeeeeeap!

Work brilliantly!

[Andy Mitchell]

You can get even smaller ones....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271863755380?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I tried one of those when I was playing with a peltier heat pumps, regulated OK but got rather hotter than I like.

[Wyvern]

Cheers for those links people. That's the step down power supply to the power sockets in the latest project sorted out...... Now just to generate a few more hours into each day and it's all done!!

Regards  

Les 

[nightfisher]

After the good advice from here i will get a 3 way lighter socket set up, this will be mounted on my 12volt battery and i will get a dropper to power the mount, then its all in one, cheers guys