24 volt battery bank?
Other than needing to use a DC-DC converter for the 12 volt system, what problems would there be in going with a 24 volt battery bank for a custom rig? The reason for this is that Magnum Energy has...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Problem is with the cost of an extremely dependable DC Bucker. My bus is 24 volt and I have zero appliances that require electricity. What folks here seem to not touched on is when you are cruising down Route 66, what battery recharging system will be working? My interior lights are LED in series configuration. I robbed the Trace 4024 for use in low hour outages. It also helps with 110 amps battery recharging. Drok seems to make a decent Bucker. Mine is a custom unit made by an electronics engineer as a favor and the parts cost was close to 600 dollars 20 some odd years ago.
A towed rig clad with solar would be a heck of a lot easier to do than a motorhome. But mine can charge batteries at a 400 amp rate.
There are lots of ways to go including foregoing all 12-volt and going AC with the lighting. At the time Shur Flo wanted 300 dollars for a 24 volt water pump.
But it's that bopping down the road recharging that's perhaps the biggest challenge.
24-12 can be pretty cheap less than $100 for the 25A victron.....and the old converter can be retained both to use while on shore power to keep from cycling the battery bank AND for back-up in case of a bork'd DC converter
