Adjustable Voltage Boondocker Converter Question
Do Randy's new adjustable boondocker converters have the initial 15 minute boost feature? thanxx!
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lol, yeah it's like dog training... it's rarely the dog that needs to be 'edumicated'
I'm having difficulty seeing any difference between say having the converter all hooked up, and then turning on its power switch (or plugging it in)... and having it all hooked up, and then closing the circuit to the batteries. In fact, I would think the latter would be less stressful on the thermistor? It may come down to the overall power needed to meet the load, as you say.
But my thoughts return to the fact that the thermistor does not blow, even when the pm4b-45 're-starts', following the 15 min boost thing, on a depleted bank. When it does so, voltage starts to drop to whatever surface charge exists, and current drops to zero. But then it comes back on at 14+ volts and 45 amps. This has no ill effect. I fail to see the difference between this scenario, and applying a load after the unit has been basically sitting idle for 15 minutes.
I'm having difficulty seeing any difference between say having the converter all hooked up, and then turning on its power switch (or plugging it in)... and having it all hooked up, and then closing the circuit to the batteries. In fact, I would think the latter would be less stressful on the thermistor? It may come down to the overall power needed to meet the load, as you say.
But my thoughts return to the fact that the thermistor does not blow, even when the pm4b-45 're-starts', following the 15 min boost thing, on a depleted bank. When it does so, voltage starts to drop to whatever surface charge exists, and current drops to zero. But then it comes back on at 14+ volts and 45 amps. This has no ill effect. I fail to see the difference between this scenario, and applying a load after the unit has been basically sitting idle for 15 minutes.
