J. Dan Jones

Used to be you could get a 6 - 12 inverter out of JCWhitney, but don't think
so now. I'm sure they are out there somewhere and probably about a hundred
bucks now. And they would probably handle a couple amps current draw. If you
are planning anything more like a super stereo with a hundred watts a
channel, forget that. If it were me I'd find a place to mount a small sealed
gel cell and run just the radio off of it. Call you local battery
distributor and ask for an alarm system sealed gel cell. For under $50 you
could get something that would handle a regular stereo for probably 8-10
hours or so. Then you have to put a charger on it. You could use a cheap
solar charger or trickle charger. I ran a Yuasa 12 volt battery for sometime
and they hold up really well. Don't forget a power switch.
Try this site: http://www.batteryweb.com/yuasa.cfm
Best if you could do the change over much easier because so many people are
doing that.
Dan

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J. Dan Jones, III
Virginia Peninsula Car Club Council
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America #41139
Corvair Society of America
Tidewater Corvair Club
Steel City Classics

johnnie:-\)

Thanks for the info. I was thinking about using a motorcycle battery,,
didn't know about the alarm system battery,, I'm going to look for one,,
I've thought about switching to 12 volt, it would make things easier,, I
even went out and bought a wiring harness, but I get many comments at local
shows about how nice it is to see something all original,, so I guess I'll
keep it 6 volt for now,,,,,,,,, thanks for your help,, appreciate
it.............
johnnie:-)

"J. Dan Jones" <corvair@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Used to be you could get a 6 - 12 inverter out of JCWhitney, but don't
think
> so now. I'm sure they are out there somewhere and probably about a hundred
> bucks now. And they would probably handle a couple amps current draw. If
you
> are planning anything more like a super stereo with a hundred watts a
> channel, forget that. If it were me I'd find a place to mount a small
sealed
> gel cell and run just the radio off of it. Call you local battery
> distributor and ask for an alarm system sealed gel cell. For under $50 you
> could get something that would handle a regular stereo for probably 8-10
> hours or so. Then you have to put a charger on it. You could use a cheap
> solar charger or trickle charger. I ran a Yuasa 12 volt battery for
sometime
> and they hold up really well. Don't forget a power switch.
> Try this site: http://www.batteryweb.com/yuasa.cfm
> Best if you could do the change over much easier because so many people
are
> doing that.
> Dan
>
> --
> J. Dan Jones, III
> Virginia Peninsula Car Club Council
> Vintage Chevrolet Club of America #41139
> Corvair Society of America
> Tidewater Corvair Club
> Steel City Classics
>
>
>
>


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The Guy

Check out batteryweb.com. They have a slew of batteries in all sizes
and amp hour ranges. I was able to get replacement batteries for a
couple of older computer UPS units as well as an alarm system from them.

Their prices seem reasonable and shipping was fast.

I had a 40 chevy master deluxe Coupe years ago. I went nuts looking for
the ashtray in that car. It had the cigar lighter with the glass insert
which glowed when the element was hot. So I naturally figured that it
should have an ashtray too. It took me about a year to learn that if
you got a radio, which was an expensive option then, that they removed
the huge ashtray and installed the radio in that opening.


Tim



johnnie:-) wrote:
> Thanks for the info. I was thinking about using a motorcycle battery,,
> didn't know about the alarm system battery,, I'm going to look for one,,
> I've thought about switching to 12 volt, it would make things easier,, I
> even went out and bought a wiring harness, but I get many comments at local
> shows about how nice it is to see something all original,, so I guess I'll
> keep it 6 volt for now,,,,,,,,, thanks for your help,, appreciate
> it.............
> johnnie:-)
>
> "J. Dan Jones" <corvair@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:40b6875f$0$3119$61fed72c@news.rcn.com...
>
>>Used to be you could get a 6 - 12 inverter out of JCWhitney, but don't
>
> think
>
>>so now. I'm sure they are out there somewhere and probably about a hundred
>>bucks now. And they would probably handle a couple amps current draw. If
>
> you
>
>>are planning anything more like a super stereo with a hundred watts a
>>channel, forget that. If it were me I'd find a place to mount a small
>
> sealed
>
>>gel cell and run just the radio off of it. Call you local battery
>>distributor and ask for an alarm system sealed gel cell. For under $50 you
>>could get something that would handle a regular stereo for probably 8-10
>>hours or so. Then you have to put a charger on it. You could use a cheap
>>solar charger or trickle charger. I ran a Yuasa 12 volt battery for
>
> sometime
>
>>and they hold up really well. Don't forget a power switch.
>>Try this site: http://www.batteryweb.com/yuasa.cfm
>>Best if you could do the change over much easier because so many people
>
> are
>
>>doing that.
>>Dan
>>
>>--
>>J. Dan Jones, III
>>Virginia Peninsula Car Club Council
>>Vintage Chevrolet Club of America #41139
>>Corvair Society of America
>>Tidewater Corvair Club
>>Steel City Classics
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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dreas

<pacific@nwlink.com> wrote in message
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> read all of these replys with some amusement
>
> it kinda is like "i have this commodore 64 that i really like, is
> there a way i can convert the programs to a mac g39.5/"
>
> you are talking generations of technology with nothing spaning them
>
> i got a car a year older than your's
>
> more or less thought about the same thing
>
> if you want to play cd's, go to riteaid or walgreen or walmart and by
> a portable cd player for under $50
> and rechargeable batteries & charger for $25
>
> problem solved for under $75

I was recently looking into stealth audio, and looked at
www.custom-autosound.com. to replace the broken
radio in my '68 Montego. Their stuff looks great, but it
costs a lot more than a portable radio that plays the 100's
of old cassettes that I still have. Batteries are no longer a
concern since I bought a 12 volt DC to 115 volt AC
inverter [at Walmart] and now just plug and play...

If I want to hear CD's, my Discman plugs into the
portable radio with a patch cord, and the AC adaptor
plugs into the inverter right next to the plug for the radio...

And my dash still looks stock and original.

-'dreas