[RE-wrenches] reliable 12vdc to 5vdc converters for USB charging

[Carl Hansen]

Jim,
   You can talk with - Solar Converters Inc. - they can probably make a 
few of those for you.

   Carl Hansen

On 2/22/2012 12:33 PM, Jim MacDonald wrote:
> Hi wrenches
>
> Does anyone know of a decent source where i could buy a converter that pulls 12V or 24v off a battery or load output of a CC and steps it down to 5 Vdc [preferably to a pre-wired USB female connector?]
>
> I am not looking for anything that comes with a module included [like those keychain 1W solar phone chargers], but rather something that will remain hardwired [essentially a USB wall outlet located at the home's indoor DC load center.]
>
> Also NOT looking for the car cigarette lighter adaptor variety, though it will serve the same purpose.
>
> I would like to include these in simple DC-only PV systems for central america, and avoid involving truckstop inverters [going from DC to AC back to DC] to charge cell phones/ mp3 players/ etc.
>
>
> thanks
> Jim MacDonald
>
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