batter charger drain?
I have a auto battery charger wired into the array. The 2-amp camper charger is just not enough to charge a battery, so I have a 10 amp hooked in. My question, does current flow backwards through t...
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I actually have two converter/chargers wired in parallel on my setup and I can use either the WF-8945 or PD9260C Charger unit by just turning on the charger that I want to be using. When I upgraded the Charger unit to a higher DC AMPs model I left the original 45AMP unit in its location in the bottom compartment of the Conevrter and then mounted the higher DC AMP model stand-alone closer to the battery bank. I have accidently left both on at the same time and didn't trip any breakers but I normally just have one on at a time...
Having them paralleled has not been a problem for me. Gives me a backup Charger unit... They are always connected and I turn on the 120VAC Circuit breaker to the one I want to use... Only the DC OUTPUT leads are paralleled...
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My PD9260C has the dual DC terminals that gave me the idea to do this...
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If there is a DC load doing this it must be a very small minimal drain...
Roy Ken
Having them paralleled has not been a problem for me. Gives me a backup Charger unit... They are always connected and I turn on the 120VAC Circuit breaker to the one I want to use... Only the DC OUTPUT leads are paralleled...
Roy's image
My PD9260C has the dual DC terminals that gave me the idea to do this...
Google Image
If there is a DC load doing this it must be a very small minimal drain...
Roy Ken
