Renogy DC-DC Charger UPDATE 2 Test
Update--fixed the problem below--you can skip to 4:06 pm post. Update 2- 28 Feb. My 20 amper is on, it has the green light and no red light. But it is cycling up and down for amps constantly, mak...
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No worries, thread is open ended. But the Renogy only cuts the current in half, and what if that is not the right amps? The dial a current add on would work with Victron or any fixed current charger.
Mex is the guy for such things--he uses light bulbs in the line. A dimmer switch isn't it? Not sure how they work. you want the same voltage but adjustable current. Portable chargers have current settings like 4/10/20/40 you can choose, but you want a dial any amps.
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I will be looking at the input side when I do the proper installation--I didn't feel for hot spots at the time. I want to use the 7-pin for the signal lights etc, but by-pass the connections through the pin# 4s. That would mean another quick-connect for that one wire for when you slide off the camper. The ground wire would still be through the 7-pin (for the signal lights etc), but reducing R of just the pos wire would help the circuit's total R.
I didn't leave it running long enough to know if the house battery would reach the Vabs set at 14.7v. Have to tidy up all that mess I did just to see it working. Solve all that in good time now I know what works.
Mex is the guy for such things--he uses light bulbs in the line. A dimmer switch isn't it? Not sure how they work. you want the same voltage but adjustable current. Portable chargers have current settings like 4/10/20/40 you can choose, but you want a dial any amps.
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I will be looking at the input side when I do the proper installation--I didn't feel for hot spots at the time. I want to use the 7-pin for the signal lights etc, but by-pass the connections through the pin# 4s. That would mean another quick-connect for that one wire for when you slide off the camper. The ground wire would still be through the 7-pin (for the signal lights etc), but reducing R of just the pos wire would help the circuit's total R.
I didn't leave it running long enough to know if the house battery would reach the Vabs set at 14.7v. Have to tidy up all that mess I did just to see it working. Solve all that in good time now I know what works.
