[david85]

Well since we need one anyway to power car accessories, there is still the main contactor (powered by 12V) to cut power to the controller. Main emergancy shut off is also a final way to kill everything.

[Technologic]

Originally Posted by david85

We all have to make it in the real world. Completely understandable but nice to know you're still alive. I basically did squat with my car all summer because of my work.

Hmm, I guess that explains the multiple DC/DC converters I saw in there. Still have a lot to learn.

You can add vacuum pump to that list. Brian found a nice one that can run off full traction DC voltage. Blower fans can be replaced with brushless computer fans. Signal lights switched over to LED, and so on. In the end, the only real draw would be the headlights or rear window defogger if applicable (defogger alone was 15~20 amps).

I know I could probably half my car's 12V requirements with some of that modding. With all the stock accessories running I measured nearly 60 amps. The more you run outside of the converter, the more efficient everything will be anyway. I couldn't believe how much power even the signal lamps eat up. Blower fan was a solid 20 amps.

I still haven't finished the DC/DC converter on this, but to be honest it was placed on the back-burner during my Summering and I wound up transferring law schools.

I've actually been trying to finalized buying a rental income beachfront property in the Bahamas over the last month and a half.

I'll be around soon again I hope.
Looking forward to catching up, David and Evan and the rest.
Haven't given up at all, but this market is destroying the legal industry (literally) and I had to face facts and transfer up.