Reducer to radio

[Mooncarter]

How on earth can a company manufacture and market something like this with those instructions, photos and terminology?

I'm not even an electrician much less an electrical engineer.

[Dragracer_Art]

Im wondering if he has more accessories than he has converter for and is looking for additional power via the blue wire.

Maybe he needs a larger converter with more capacity if this one cant handle the load ?

[Sergio]

First of all, I do agree the instructions leave a lot of "translated" information missing, but then again that is kind of thing one expects from a BU product.

The way those type of reducers are designed, when the key switch is ON (Green wire has power), both of the 12v outputs are enabled and share the maximum output of the reducer.

When the key switch is OFF (no power on the green wire), the "switched" 12v output (typically red wire) has no power and the "constant" output keeps a low current output, the actual voltage will depend on how much load is being placed.

What is missing from the directions of this rather expensive converter is that there are 6 other 2 wire outputs that are the switched 12v output.

If You are using a radio, plug the Radio main power wire (usually yellow) to the constant 12v output (blue wire).

When you turn the radio OFF or the converter is turned OFF and there is no power to the radio "switched" 12v input (usually red wire), the radio will continue to use power from the main power yellow wire to keep its memory presets.

[jakesnake27]

Originally Posted by Mooncarter

How on earth can a company manufacture and market something like this with those instructions, photos and terminology?

[yawood]

I just took the time to look up this reducer on a couple of sites; it is actually a combination reducer and buss bar for multiple 12V outlets. It has six 12V outlets (what it calls pigtails) so you can connect six separate 12V accessories.

Sergio said that in his post above but I didn't appreciate what he meant until I checked it out for myself.

[Mooncarter]

Originally Posted by yawood

I just took the time to look up this reducer on a couple of sites; it is actually a combination reducer and buss bar for multiple 12V outlets. It has six 12V outlets (what it calls pigtails) so you can connect six separate 12V accessories.

Sergio said that in his post above but I didn't appreciate what he meant until I checked it out for myself.

Yes yawood. And from what we had to work with above, it was difficult to ascertain that. That thing will look like an octopus - 1 if it is fully used.

[yawood]

Originally Posted by Mooncarter

Yes yawood. And from what we had to work with above, it was difficult to ascertain that. That thing will look like an octopus - 1 if it is fully used.

Yes Mooncarter. I don't see any provision for fuses on the pigtails. If that is so it leaves a lot to be desired. I'd rather have a standard reducer running through a properly fused distribution setup.

[Mooncarter]

Originally Posted by yawood

Yes Mooncarter. I don't see any provision for fuses on the pigtails. If that is so it leaves a lot to be desired. I'd rather have a standard reducer running through a properly fused distribution setup.

Exactly. A fuse panel with multiple fused outputs. Do anything you want from that.

Also, if that reducer fails you have to rewire everything.