[RE-wrenches] Converter from 230VAC to 12VDC

[chris at OasisMontana.com]

Hey folks:
 
I’m trying to assist a friend with a defunct hydro system in Ecuador; actually, the hydro system is the only thing working.  It’s (I assume unrectified) output is 230VAC 50 htz and about ~500W,  and they want to step it down for charging a 12V battery bank.  I’ve tried to get them to look at other voltages but a lot of their loads are 12V, and this IS a very primitive system.  It’s in a rainforest so there is no solar resource to speak of.  They will be running some 120VAC 60 htz loads (like computers and phone chargers) but they already have a bunch of DC led lights in place.  It gets dark there at 6 pm every night and the forest is so dense, solar is not an option.  
 
Do you know of anyone that offers or can manufacture such a converter?  This is for a school and clinic that gets displaced from weather, equipment failures and mercenaries.   
 
Feel free to contact me off list.
 
Best,
 
Chris Daum
Oasis Montana Inc.
406-777-4309 or 4321
406-777-4309 fax
www.oasismontana.com <http://www.oasismontana.com/> 
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