Schumacher Electric AC to DC Power Converter, PC-6, 70 Continuous Watts, 140 Peak Watts, 12 Volt DC Accessory Port, Plugs into Household AC Outlets

I have been using them for about three years and great results with them and a great price

UPDATE: February 27, 2015Purchased this over a year ago using it as described below and it has consistently performed as well as the first day I got it. It has been running 24 hours a day and I have not had the slightest problem.________________________________________________________________________________________________I bought this because of having a need to temporarily use my Igloo 40 quart cooler as a refrigerator, meaning that it had to be able to run 24-7.This is not typical because most people only use coolers temporarily to keep things cold in a motel room while traveling or for short term reasons. However mine had to function as a standard refrigerator. My cooler is also not small. It has a pretty large capacity.It's pictured here ......... Igloo Thermoelectric Cooler Mercury 40 QuartFrom the moment I plugged the Schumacher converter in (which has now been two months already) it is working flawlessly and keeping the temperature as cold in my Igloo as a conventional refrigerator. It does not get overly hot at all either even though it's working continuously.As a safety feature, Schumacher incorporates a built-in automatic shutdown switch if the unit ever does overheat. Although this is not stated in the description, I called and it was confirmed that the units they make have this safety feature should it sense a circuit overload.I selected the Schumacher brand because it is a quality company based in Mt Prospect, Illinois. I had their Mighty-Mite battery charger which developed a defect after nearly a year and would not hold a charge. Immediately upon notifying Shumacher, they rushed another one to me at no charge and even paid the shipping.I can highly recommend this company and this converter with no hesitation. And with just common sense of placing it upright on its feet and allowing for proper air circulation around it, you will find this is probably the best and the highest amp rating output performer of any in its class.

This worked well and did its job. Thanks.

Works great for the most part, but at least in my particular application, you have to keep an eye on it. I have yet to try other devices in it, but it was bought mainly to allow for the use of a Traxxas battery charger to be used off of wall current. ( It seems that the pennypinchers at Traxxas feel it's "the best solution" to give you a charger that only works off of a DC lighter socket. Since it's not like you would ever spend most of our time charging your RC batteries at home, right? No, your 12 year old prefers to drive his car to the local field and spend an hour or so charging his batteries there...) Anyway, the particular charger that I have seems to push itself out of the charger socket and break connection. If I find that it's the plug and not the socket, I will update the review to 5 stars. The electronics of the converter are fantastic so far, and I have no complaints on that side.

I buy storage units that go to auction, and I end up with a lot of 12v car plug in devices(such as GPS devices, power adapters, etc.) I used to have to go to my truck to test them. With this, I can test them from the comfort of my house. It has some weight to it and seems to be built well.

Used this to power a car stereo in my garage , very compact and works perfectly!!

I'm using this power supply to run a 12 volt telescope mount. My tester shows this unit converts 120 volts AC to 12.75 volts DC. The power requirements of my mount are 11-16 VDC and 4 amps. It runs my mount with no problems, but I know from experience that I need at least the output this unit supplies for the weight of my telescope and accessories. This unit is rated at 70 watts continuous power up to 6 amps. You will need to be careful on what type of device you are powering. If I were run more 12 volt accessories with my telescope, I would need a power supply rated for more amps. Check the amps that your 12 volt device pulls. The DC end of the unit is a single cigarette lighter receptacle. My five star rating is based on using the PS within its stated limits. It has a reputation for reliability. I have the Schumacher brand of of other electronic equipment and have always been satisfied.

The Schumacher 70w PC-6 was purchased through Amazon in 2019 and pretty much was continuously run as power source to a Sony car stereo and a few USB power portsIt has seen all the extremes of heat and cold in a garage.It was only $30 bucks. I'd buy another Schumacher. I like their products.I'll wait to see what customer service says.

Tenia mis dudas al comprarlo y que varias personas decían que no era para una nevera.Lo compré y lo uso cada fin de semana o 15 días que salgo de la ciudad, o en casa cuando no caben cosas en mi refrigerador, conecto mi nevera con este artículo y después de 6 meses de uso, continúa funcionando de maravilla.Ojo, mi nevera portatil usa 68W, por lo que lo uso casi al 100% que es el límite, no es recomendable hacer esto por largos periodos de tiempo.Estoy muy satisfecho con esta compra, recomendable.Consejo: revise el consumo y alimentación que necesita su nevera o lo que vaya conectar antes de comprarlo, muchas personas lo compran sin fijarse y luego se quejan que no les sirvió.

What a pleasant surprise, a power converter that works! I say this because I'd previously purchased one for about $10CAD that definitely didn't work and Amazon.ca issued a refund but I still needed a converter. This one is 3-1/2 times more expensive, but it does what it's supposed to do, provide clean 12V-6A power to a security camera. Because this has an auto-cig lighter 12V connection, I had to buy an adapter to get two bare wires which I could insert into my Jacky male plug (ASIN: B00JNLIYS2) which inserts into the camera female connection.After assembling everything, plugging the Schumaker into 120V AC and then connecting the 12V, the camera booted up immediately. What a relief.The lesson learned is that the $10 or less 12V adapters can't compete, if you need a reliable power source, buy this one (There's also a 15A).The site said Made in the U.S.A, the product says Made in China, but when sold by Schumacher, I guess they made sure the quality was there, even if they had to charge more. (Well returns of non-functioning stuff has to be expensive and I'm sure they want a profit = good for us!)Mine does NOT get hot, it's barely warm after powering the camera for about 12 hours, possibly because the camera doesn't draw the full 6A. I have set it on top of a metal strap to make sure there's good air flow all around it.

Good power supply

Muy práctico, justo lo que esperaba para poder utilizar diversos implementos sin tener que usar la batería del coche.

el cargador cumple muy bien con lo que yo necesite gracias