Other 12V Sources with a 24V-12V converter
Switching to a 24V battery bank has gone well so far. The 40A Victron 24V-12V converter seems to handle all my 12V loads without issue. It keeps the V at about 13.2V But a question: there can some...
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IMO yank/turn off the old 12v converter and replace with a 24v converter that will maintain the 24v batts on shore power. The 12v systems will be running from the 24-12 converter.
IMO tap into the 24 to get 12 for the emergency breakaway. How would you keep a separate 12v battery charged up/floated? Off the 24-12?
IMO just pull the fuse in the truck for the 12v power pin 4 of the 7-pin. It won't charge the 24s. In a Chev that is Stud 1, but there must be something similar in a Dodge? 7-pin charging is really lame, so you won't be missing anything and the 12v stuff will still be on the 24-12 from the 24s on solar (driving in sunshine)
The 12v from the 24-12 and the old converter will not fight each other. The 12v things will just run from whichever has the higher voltage at the time. But as above IMO ditch the 12v converter.
IMO tap into the 24 to get 12 for the emergency breakaway. How would you keep a separate 12v battery charged up/floated? Off the 24-12?
IMO just pull the fuse in the truck for the 12v power pin 4 of the 7-pin. It won't charge the 24s. In a Chev that is Stud 1, but there must be something similar in a Dodge? 7-pin charging is really lame, so you won't be missing anything and the 12v stuff will still be on the 24-12 from the 24s on solar (driving in sunshine)
The 12v from the 24-12 and the old converter will not fight each other. The 12v things will just run from whichever has the higher voltage at the time. But as above IMO ditch the 12v converter.
