I have a remote control for my living room fan that I have mounted on my hallway wall. It takes a battery that puts out DC 12 volts and 23 amps. I would prefer to hard wire it into my home's AC 120 volt/ 15 amp source. Any ideas on where I could buy a transformer to make this happen? Or is there a way to make this happen at all?

 

A standard older model 25 - 30 amp battery charger transformer would probably do just fine.

If you don't mind looking around at a few garage sales or weekend local consignment auctions you can probably find one pretty cheap too!

 

It isn't a 23 amp battery. It is a type 23A battery, like this one:

 

I have a remote control for my living room fan that I have mounted on my hallway wall. It takes a battery that puts out DC 12 volts and 23 amps. I would prefer to hard wire it into my home's AC 120 volt/ 15 amp source. Any ideas on where I could buy a transformer to make this happen? Or is there a way to make this happen at all?

As Albert has just commented... I'm under the impression that what you want is to get rid of the battery in the remote, and simply use a wall wart or some other device connected to mains that is capable of substituting it?

If that's the case, then this should do:

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It isn't a 23 amp battery. It is a type 23A battery, like this one:

Wow Albert. I had no idea how far off I was on confusing the "23 a" for an amperage value, when it was just a model number. I would have NEVER figured that out on my own. Appreciate you pointing that out, brother.

 

Thanks Martinez.

 

I had no idea how far off I was on confusing the "23 a" for an amperage value,

Battery capacity is measured in amp hours (Ah). Just because a battery is rated at a certain Ah capacity, that doesn't mean the circuit will draw anywhere near that. Ah is specified for 10 or 20 hour discharge rates, but can be discharged at significantly higher or lower rates.

 

Battery capacity is measured in amp hours (Ah). Just because a battery is rated at a certain Ah capacity, that doesn't mean the circuit will draw anywhere near that. Ah is specified for 10 or 20 hour discharge rates, but can be discharged at significantly higher or lower rates.

Thanks Dennis.