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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What happens when a 12v charger is put on a 24v battery? I have no idea, but it looks like your set up will have 12v from the original converter going to the 24v bank (while running the rig's 12v systems too) at the same time as the solar is on the batteries at 24v.
Does the bank just ignore the 12v, it being the lower voltage?
The 7-pin 12v is the same thing, which is why I said to pull its fuse in the truck (no effect on signal lights etc)
If you isolate the battery bank and run the 12v systems with the 12v converter, then what will be maintaining the 24v battery bank if solar is not happening? (which can happen for long enough in the summer too around here) Which is why IMO you need a 24v converter.
I think you can put a 12v charger on a 12v half of the 24v and do one half at a time (needs confirmation!) but you aren't wired that way with your 12v converter(s)
Does the bank just ignore the 12v, it being the lower voltage?
The 7-pin 12v is the same thing, which is why I said to pull its fuse in the truck (no effect on signal lights etc)
If you isolate the battery bank and run the 12v systems with the 12v converter, then what will be maintaining the 24v battery bank if solar is not happening? (which can happen for long enough in the summer too around here) Which is why IMO you need a 24v converter.
I think you can put a 12v charger on a 12v half of the 24v and do one half at a time (needs confirmation!) but you aren't wired that way with your 12v converter(s)
