61 Pv 544 WITH 6V SYSTEM....I would like to add a Am/Fm CD player.....I want
to keep the original 6volt system....is this possible and if so how would I go
about connecting the system assuming that all CD players are 12v......
thanks in advance......





vince Toronto can...61 544, 83 244, 84 245, 89 245 and growing....I need a 1800

Yes you can buy voltage stepup converters, if you know where to look they are not hard to find, it's a rather simple device and small too (about the size of 2 matchboxes).

A German company called Kemo makes them, it basicly just doubles the input signal voltage, push in 6 volts, get out 12 etc.

I know where they are sold in Australia, but not anywhere else.
In Australia you can buy them from...
www.jaycar.com.au
(Try catalog number AA-0264)

As for cost, well at $40 Australia ($24US) I don't really consider it expensive.
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Veronica, my 85 760Ti

Bishop;

That's the beauty of a worldwide forum...someone, somewhere is bound to have an idea, or solution...I was not aware of that part, but I checked it out...it's not too expensive (reliability?, postage?), and although 2A output is on the low side - 12V X 2A = 24W total...so it would not be suitable for "high-power" units), it's definately worth a shot for a normal, low power radios.

Cheers, and good listening!

I would think it would be fine for the average low to medium power CD unit, could be an issue on high output setups though.

I dare say that the best way to track down more info on doing this (and find others who have done it) would be to find a VW posting board, I'd bet you would find heaps of old VW owners who have gone through this in much more detail than anyone else has.
They probally know of more converters etc that are up to the job too.

I know at least one guy who had put a CD player in a 6 Volt beetle, never asked how he did it, but it seemed like quite a normal thing to him.
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Veronica, my 85 760Ti

I had a PV with 6V during the eighties, and had of course a proper stereo which had to be fed with 12V. At that time, one could buy transformators 6V-12V nicknamed "mascots" after the manufacturer which were designed just for car stereo's. Probably still available. Try their website www.mascot.no and look for DC/DC converters. Could not find any 6V/12V, but maybe a 12V/24V would do the same?

Ola;

Close, but no cookie...those inverters are highly efficient, but 6 to 12V is just not a voltage conversion that's there is a lot of call for much at all...they're also not particularly inexpensive. If you got that outfit to make a custom one for you, you'll probably have to hang another zero onto the price.

Vince;

We went through this same thing a while ago. I suggest you check the archives. In the end, I think the fella went with an upgrade to 12V...wasn't that Bill Matuscak. The project is documented at: http://www.intelab.com/swem/Vintage_Volvo_6V_to12V_conversion.htm

If however you have your heart set on keeping the original 6V system, e-mail me off-line and maybe I can design up a suitable inverter (it maybe big and clumsy but you won't need scientific notation to write the price.

Cheers

Ron.....Please email the instructions on building a 6volt dc to 12volt dc
transformer...My email address is vrose@ca.ibm.com

Vince;

There's no way I can put something together which beats an existing module which is commercially available at $25...and there's no way I would want to! Does the term: Reinventing the wheel mean anything to you? It even looks like this is a modern, efficient, switch-mode unit. In the manufacturers data, it even states that "two modules can be paralleled to double the available current"...4Amps...now were talking! (even at $50).

I have done some checking as to a slightly more direct source than buying a German made module from down under...that CAN'T be cost effective! As a confidence builder, I'm also inquiring if anyone has first-hand experience with this module on the German Volvoniacs Forum. I'll post results here.

Cheers!

Vince, If you want to be original, then be original, and listen to the engine. If you want to listen to a stereo, drive your modern car, or change your system to a decent 12V system.

Why can't I be original and still listen to music...My car originaly came with a radio(They are for music right not road or engine sounds).....