Converter Fried
Ok, so my Cedar Creek converter died last fall during the last trip out and I am getting ready to replace the lower unit in the converter. Upon taking it apart to inspect, the circuit board was fried...
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Elkhunter wrote:
Well, it sounds like most are leaning towards the Progressive Dynamics. Is the install of the PD very simple? I am certainly not an electrician and when taking the old unit out, took good notes and it was a simple uninstall but was planning on putting back in the same unit to simplify the reinstall.
It has been a while since I looked at my notes, but as I recall, all I had was a black and white coming down from panel. I had to disconnect a white from the back of the bank and a black from a ground. Any corrections and assistance on what it takes to reinstall the PD?
It's not hard really. It boils down to a 120VAC connection to the breaker and a 12VDC connection to the fuse panel. Both of these connection basically just go back where the other ones did. I bypassed the old reverse polarity fuses built into the Paralax fuse panel because the PD has its own but this step isn't critical.
The mounting is just a matter of pulling out the metal box that the old 7355 lives in and removing the electronics. Then justdrill three holes to mount the PDI in there and slide the metal cabinet back in. I was surprised how quickly it went.
Here's a pic of the 7355 converter section in it's metal box.
Here's a pic of the PD9260 installed in the old metal box and put back in the Paralax housing. I also elected to install the light switch on the right of the converter to cut power to it if need be.
Scott
