Installing a PD 9280 and have questions
Like most threads recently this one is electrical in nature. Here's a shot of my existing converter with what looks like a single 6 ga positive wire going out. The PD9280 has room for two positive wir...
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When I went from a Magnetek 7345 to a PD9260 I increased the wire size from #8 to #4, partly to lessen the voltage drop but also because the new converter is capable of 60A charging current.
With your battery bank you could be seeing 80A charging current and #6 wire will have a substantial voltage drop, depending on the length of the wire. I would increase the wire to #4, or more. I don't recommend parallel #6 wires since if one comes loose or breaks all the current flows thru one wire which may be overloaded.
As an aside, it is not recommended to have batteries of different types in parallel.
With your battery bank you could be seeing 80A charging current and #6 wire will have a substantial voltage drop, depending on the length of the wire. I would increase the wire to #4, or more. I don't recommend parallel #6 wires since if one comes loose or breaks all the current flows thru one wire which may be overloaded.
As an aside, it is not recommended to have batteries of different types in parallel.
