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| Brian (Bigbusguy)
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Any know where to find a good Batt Equalizer like vanner I can not find a vanner web site. Any one have a good used one. I would like a at least 50 amps It will need to run heater motors , head lights , marker lights, radios, cb etc. I'm in the middle of changing every light to 12 volt and all fans . 24 volt lights cost to much and too much a pain in the ass to find localy and their is 10 times more LED's avalble in 12 volt. Brian 4905 Kalmath Falls Oregon | ||
| niles steckbauer (Niles500)
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www.vanner.com | ||
| Brian (Bigbusguy)
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Thank you , That was too easy The site must have been down earler . Brian 4905 klamath Falls Oregon | ||
| gabby
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I got mine from an outfit in Oakland CA. Cost was about $425.00 | ||
| Stephen Fessenden (Sffess)
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It is easier to stock up on 24 volt bulbs than to change everything. I had to face that problem and I keep plenty of bulbs in a box less than one cubic foot. It took a while to accumulate them, but I did not pay a lot and now I just reach in the box when I need a 24 volt bulb. If you want to use LED lights, you can just add a resistor in line to adapt them to 24 volts. By all means use the Vanner Equalizer, but you may not need to change all your wiring. | ||
| James Maxwell (Jmaxwell)
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Stephen F. makes a very good point in remembering that you are going to approx. double the amperage for equal candlepower of each light you change to 12v. Make sure the wire is adequate and also several relays to change out to 12v. | ||
| Brian (Bigbusguy)
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For me it looks much easer to unhook 6 wires in the drivers panel and hook them up to 12V . And that solves the trailer and toad problems also. I saw posts on resisters or 2 leds in series But that looks like a lot of extra work and wiring. And when most people have 12 volts any way for Radios, CB's ,hand held spot lights and a number of 12V things. I think my way would be the better way to go and using LEDs no worrys on the wire being to small but Im sure it would work with 12 volt bulbs any way. And the relays at least on the GMC there is one for the DD3 parking brake to turn on the brake lights that is 24 volt on the coil side on the switched side the 12 volt will work SO I dont need to change it. The one I bypassed is the one to turn on the telltail light for a burnt out brake light Not needed any way with the leds. Also I can toss the high $$ turn signal flasher and use one you can get at walmart for $1.50 And If some wanted to just use LED's for the upper marker light most buses would have the upper and lower light on seperat circuts at least the GMC's are. And switching 1 wire to 12 volts would solve that. Im still leaving the 24 volts for the rest of the systems like starting ,engine shutdown, warning lights. My tach and speedo will be 12V. I would think most busses if you looked at the wiring scmatic you would see its just too easy to do. I guess I will just do it my way and in my mind is the best way  Brian 4905 Klamath Falls Oregon |