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  1. mikew

    converting 24v truck to 12v trailer

    Hey John, We looked into doing this, even have a prototype on the shelf, but encountered an issue. It's pretty standard design to put a turn on time delay in buck converter circuits, to give the system enough time for input power to become stable. It's a pretty short delay half second or so...
  2. mikew

    converting 24v truck to 12v trailer

    Yep, get sockets for them too. Although 1/4" spade connectors will work also.
  3. mikew

    converting 24v truck to 12v trailer

    Yep, three relays with 24v coils, like Sierra117 (do an E-Bay search for "24v relay", look for something like this: GPS GSM GPRS car tracker car alarm accessory Relay 24V | eBay A little searching will find you ones in the USA). Trigger the relays with the 24v left and right stop/turn plus...
  4. mikew

    converting 24v truck to 12v trailer

    Here's a link to the ones I've been building, they are very similar to the one Sierra117 made: Civi Trailer Lights The problem with running trailer brakes off a voltage converter isn't the power required to fully engage them, about 6 or so amps per axle, but the surge current when they are...
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