locating 12-18 volt AC transformer

stanC · 05-02-2007, 03:09 PM

Please can anyone help with suggestions where to look for a 12-18 volt AC transformer. It is for a hand throttle and the instructions require only AC 12-18 volts capable of supplying sufficient current for a model 850. I will have to contact the supplier to check the current but I suppose it will be around 3 amps
Incidentally I found a DC transformer on a old laptop computer following a suggestion from another forum on 'The Gauge '
Regards
Stan

nhguy · 05-02-2007, 05:52 PM

Radio Shack carries a 12.6V/ 3 amp power supply.

doctorwayne · 05-02-2007, 07:01 PM

I've used the Radio Shack (now Circuit City, I think) transformer to power Intrakit HH 1, and HH 2 SCR throttles and also a MAW-SCALE Dyna-Power transistor throttle. The AC side of the MRC Controlmaster 20 will also work, but is a big expense if you don't require the DC side too.

Wayne

DixonRobertson · 05-04-2007, 12:57 PM

Unless you like paying Radio Shack prices, check out
All Electronics Corp - Parts, Supplies and Components Cat#ACTX-1640 $8.25 (2.5amp@16VAC)
or
Jameco Electronics Power Supplies & Wall Adapters: AULT INC. : AFU180185G9840
also $8.25 (1.85amp@18VAC)

stanC · 05-05-2007, 12:32 AM

My thanks to everyone. I checked a old table light and found it had a 12V AC 25VA transformer so I used that.
Stan

05-02-2007, 03:09 PM	#1
stanC Inactive Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 49 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	locating 12-18 volt AC transformer Please can anyone help with suggestions where to look for a 12-18 volt AC transformer. It is for a hand throttle and the instructions require only AC 12-18 volts capable of supplying sufficient current for a model 850. I will have to contact the supplier to check the current but I suppose it will be around 3 amps Incidentally I found a DC transformer on a old laptop computer following a suggestion from another forum on 'The Gauge ' Regards Stan

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05-02-2007, 05:52 PM	#2
nhguy Inactive Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sugar City,Colorado Posts: 91 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Radio Shack carries a 12.6V/ 3 amp power supply.

05-02-2007, 07:01 PM	#3
doctorwayne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Niagara Peninsula Posts: 4,299 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've used the Radio Shack (now Circuit City, I think) transformer to power Intrakit HH 1, and HH 2 SCR throttles and also a MAW-SCALE Dyna-Power transistor throttle. The AC side of the MRC Controlmaster 20 will also work, but is a big expense if you don't require the DC side too. Wayne

05-04-2007, 12:57 PM	#4
DixonRobertson Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Unless you like paying Radio Shack prices, check out All Electronics Corp - Parts, Supplies and Components Cat#ACTX-1640 $8.25 (2.5amp@16VAC) or Jameco Electronics Power Supplies & Wall Adapters: AULT INC. : AFU180185G9840 also $8.25 (1.85amp@18VAC)

05-05-2007, 12:32 AM	#5
stanC Inactive Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 49 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My thanks to everyone. I checked a old table light and found it had a 12V AC 25VA transformer so I used that. Stan