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AceTaylor
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 Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 4:51 pm Post subject: Edgestar FP430 Transformer |
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My Edgestar FP430 only works on 120v. From what I can learn, it appears that I need a transformer and it is no longer available. Am I SOL or does anyone know of a "work around" to make this work on 12v again.
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DwarfVader
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Edgestar FP430 Transformer |
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| AceTaylor wrote: |
My Edgestar FP430 only works on 120v. From what I can learn, it appears that I need a transformer and it is no longer available. Am I SOL or does anyone know of a "work around" to make this work on 12v again.
Thanks for any responses. |
Here you go: http://tinyurl.com/z84gobz (using Tinyurl because the EdgeStar website wouldn't link correctly)
just 8$, and according to the manual (pg:2-4) this is all you need for 12v DC power to your FP430.
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AceTaylor
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: Edgestar FP430 Transformer |
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I have the 12v. power cord. It has worked well for 6 years. The internal transformer is bad and is no longer available from Edgestar. I'm curious if anyone else has solved this problem or found a repair for the transformer.
I suppose I could always get a power inverter and continue to power on 120v. |
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DwarfVader
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Edgestar FP430 Transformer |
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| AceTaylor wrote: |
I have the 12v. power cord. It has worked well for 6 years. The internal transformer is bad and is no longer available from Edgestar. I'm curious if anyone else has solved this problem or found a repair for the transformer.
I suppose I could always get a power inverter and continue to power on 120v. |
That would be brutal on your battery system... remember that a 120v inverter will just eat a % of your battery... and you'll just lose that % in the conversion.
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erdonline
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 11:31 am Post subject: Re: Edgestar FP430 Transformer |
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| DwarfVader wrote: |
| AceTaylor wrote: |
My Edgestar FP430 only works on 120v. From what I can learn, it appears that I need a transformer and it is no longer available. Am I SOL or does anyone know of a "work around" to make this work on 12v again.
Thanks for any responses. |
Here you go: http://tinyurl.com/z84gobz (using Tinyurl because the EdgeStar website wouldn't link correctly)
just 8$, and according to the manual (pg:2-4) this is all you need for 12v DC power to your FP430. |
Although not the part he needs, it's not $8.00, but $48.00.
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DwarfVader
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Edgestar FP430 Transformer |
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| erdonline wrote: |
| DwarfVader wrote: |
| AceTaylor wrote: |
My Edgestar FP430 only works on 120v. From what I can learn, it appears that I need a transformer and it is no longer available. Am I SOL or does anyone know of a "work around" to make this work on 12v again.
Thanks for any responses. |
Here you go: http://tinyurl.com/z84gobz (using Tinyurl because the EdgeStar website wouldn't link correctly)
just 8$, and according to the manual (pg:2-4) this is all you need for 12v DC power to your FP430. |
Although not the part he needs, it's not $8.00, but $48.00. |
That's wonky as hell... either I was losing my mind or it showed 8$ earlier today.  (I'm probably losing my mind.)
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