Rerouting Converter Connection
Been thinking about rerouting the 12V output connection of my PDI 80 amp converter to reduce voltage drop when in boost mode. Current configuration: Converter (rear of coach) -> 12V Power Panel...
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Ok, but all converters do that as their "loaded voltage" That 1.1v drop mentioned is another thing, related to amps of course. To get your 80 amps #4 should do it if the route is short but 12 ft is way too long for that, so IMO go fatter. The #4 will be safe but IMO you will not see the 80 amps. (You will probably only see 75 anyway with the PD the way they work, so you might not get much better with fatter than #4--hard to know what is "worth it" --we are talking about gen time doing 50-90s and differences in under half an hour, maybe 15 minutes--)
Not clear why to do this at all if the batts are not to be allowed to go low. Off grid you do 50-90s fast charging with highest amps you can make. In that case the rewiring makes sense. If not off grid, you are not doing 50-90s and have no need for fast charging (not using a gen, so can be recharged in slow time) So why rewire?
So you only need to do this job if you are planning to let the batteries go low to 50% as a regular routine.
Not clear why to do this at all if the batts are not to be allowed to go low. Off grid you do 50-90s fast charging with highest amps you can make. In that case the rewiring makes sense. If not off grid, you are not doing 50-90s and have no need for fast charging (not using a gen, so can be recharged in slow time) So why rewire?
So you only need to do this job if you are planning to let the batteries go low to 50% as a regular routine.
