Expanding AC distribution panel
I'm looking at options for expanding the AC dist. on a Parallax 6300 dist. panel.
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I found the frig pos+ by running an extension cord from the frig's pcb 12 volt pos+ and checking continuity for each wire. It's one of the green wires. However the other green wire that last time I checked had continuity via a DMM's continuity beep to the large white ground that has ground continuity to all neg- side of the lighting.
Iirc the same colored wires where connected together on each fuse when I pulled the Parallax 6300 DC dist panel.
The lower converter was removed a long time ago so the only wires I recently pulled from the 6300 are the AC bare, white and black wires and their breakers and separately pulled all the fused DC wires plus the main wires for battery pos+, converter pos+ and ground neg-.
using DMM continuity beep setting I'm finding continuity between the ground a converter connects to and black, yellow, green and a large red. black, yellow and green smaller ga. I recall them connected to a fuse out I thought iirc doubled up with the same color wire.
Before disconnecting the AC and DC the Parallax 6300 DC panel was connected to an Xantrex 10 amp truecharge, which I've reconnected to test the frig which is now getting 12 volts with one of the green wires connected to 12 volt pos+.
I probably should have just removed their fuses and then observed what lost power and then labeled them but didn't do that so I'll need to hunt and find the rest of them.
However I'm a little confused why some of the wires iirc originally connected to the dc fuse panel's 12 volt Pos+ have ground continuity? these wires are all bunched up with the wires that go to the 12 volt on the dc fuse panel.
Also the AC fuse panel bare / green wires (ground) has continuity to the DC 12 volt neg- ground and the AC white (neutral) has an intermittent continuity (beeps on and off really fast).
So do you think I should connect any wires that have continuity to converter/battery neg- ground should be connected to a grounding block on the other side of the panel that's labeled GND and connect this DC GND block to the battery/converter neg- ground?
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So basically I have approx. a dozen wires most of which are 12vdc pos+ hot and several others have continuuity to ground all bunched up together part of the same harness. All were all originally connected to the dc fuses (pos+) on the parallax dc fuse panel.
Iirc the same colored wires where connected together on each fuse when I pulled the Parallax 6300 DC dist panel.
The lower converter was removed a long time ago so the only wires I recently pulled from the 6300 are the AC bare, white and black wires and their breakers and separately pulled all the fused DC wires plus the main wires for battery pos+, converter pos+ and ground neg-.
using DMM continuity beep setting I'm finding continuity between the ground a converter connects to and black, yellow, green and a large red. black, yellow and green smaller ga. I recall them connected to a fuse out I thought iirc doubled up with the same color wire.
Before disconnecting the AC and DC the Parallax 6300 DC panel was connected to an Xantrex 10 amp truecharge, which I've reconnected to test the frig which is now getting 12 volts with one of the green wires connected to 12 volt pos+.
I probably should have just removed their fuses and then observed what lost power and then labeled them but didn't do that so I'll need to hunt and find the rest of them.
However I'm a little confused why some of the wires iirc originally connected to the dc fuse panel's 12 volt Pos+ have ground continuity? these wires are all bunched up with the wires that go to the 12 volt on the dc fuse panel.
Also the AC fuse panel bare / green wires (ground) has continuity to the DC 12 volt neg- ground and the AC white (neutral) has an intermittent continuity (beeps on and off really fast).
So do you think I should connect any wires that have continuity to converter/battery neg- ground should be connected to a grounding block on the other side of the panel that's labeled GND and connect this DC GND block to the battery/converter neg- ground?
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So basically I have approx. a dozen wires most of which are 12vdc pos+ hot and several others have continuuity to ground all bunched up together part of the same harness. All were all originally connected to the dc fuses (pos+) on the parallax dc fuse panel.
