jeremywatco wrote:
smkettner wrote:
Best shot with Boondocker is #4+ wire within 2' of battery.
Right now the converter feed the distribution panel and the distribution panel feeds back to the batteries.
In the bay next to the battery bank I have my inverter, so putting the converter next to the batteries is possible. I assume I can just disjoin the distribution panel and the converter and have them totally separate.. correct?
You can put the converter beside the inverter and connect the converter's output to the inverter's input terminals. They then share the already short, fat wires from inverter to battery. (same as any inverter/charger unit does)
You will need a 120v receptacle to plug the converter into in that location.
The converter will still feed the dist panel, only now from across the battery and then uses the existing battery to dist panel wire/frame paths.
You still need to check the batteries for any sulfation from past usage. If they are in poor shape you don't want to parallel them with a new second set. (four new is better)
The Boondocker does drop to 13.6 "early" but that could work out ok with a routine of generator in the morning (if the batts are low ) and then solar for the rest of the day.