Most of the power supplied by batteries is direct current supply. Even in the car, the power is supplied in direct current. Hence the music and stereo players are constructed in such a way that they work in direct current. Some of these systems may be portable and can be used at home. In such cases they need to be played in alternating current since AC is used domestically. It is not possible to play a music player from a car in alternating current supply. Therefore a converter is used. There are numerous types of this converter. One such converter that we use to do this is a converter with thumb screw connections. It involves simply changing the connections between the converter and the electronic devise. How to wire an AC to DC converter is shown in this article.

Since it involves with the handling of current some preliminary precautions must be kept in mind. Few things that will be required to carry out this are wire stripper, tools for crimping and ring terminals. The following instructions are carefully carried out for safety. This involves only a few connections and some initial steps.

The first thing to be done is to remove thumb screws or any similar thing like wing nuts. These are removed from the terminals of the DC power of the converter. This can be done by turning it to the left.

Half inch of insulation must be removed from the DC's positive as well as the negative terminals. This is then connected securely to the AC to DC converter. The positive wire will be red in color where as the negative wires are made of black colors. This color difference is used to distinguish among them easily. Though it is not true in some cases. To avoid confusion causing problems one can always refer to the manual given to the user by the manufacturer. The wiring diagram can also be used for ensuring proper wiring.

Now its time for us to use the ring terminal and wire strippers. The terminal is crimped with the wire using the crimping tool. On the other end of the wire which is free attach the ring terminal.

The terminals with the positive negative ends are put on their respective posts of the AC to DC converter. The connections are then tightened by the wing nuts or thumb screws that are available in the converter. These screws help by keeping the wires in position.

The plug corresponding to the alternating current is plugged to the outlet from the wall. The converter is the switched on to give a current supply for the device that uses DC. Here the AC from the wall socket is converted into the DC in the converter and is sent to the device there by making it to work.

The above instructions on How to wire an AC to DC converter are easy and need prior supervision. It is also necessary to make sure that all the connections are made properly before the converter is turned on. The wiring is simple and can be done if some basic concepts of connections are known.