Battery wiring resistance question
This is just hypothetical, so I can learn something. If you had 15' of negative wire going to the battery, and 10' of positive wire... and there was 2 or 3' of slack in the shorter positive wire......
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The PD 4600 and 9200 series are designed to put out 14.4 v in boost mode. You don't say what wire size is used, so assuming #4 AWG, a total of 30' of wire and a current of 50A, my voltage drop calculator says you would get 14.03v at the battery. If you have #6 wire you would have 13.81v. If you have anything else in the path, like fuses, circuit breakers, connectors, etc, you will have additional voltage drops.
The closer you can get the battery voltage to 14.4v, the faster the battery will charge in boost mode. Of course, it depends on your battery bank and converter.
The closer you can get the battery voltage to 14.4v, the faster the battery will charge in boost mode. Of course, it depends on your battery bank and converter.
