Suspected Converter Problem
Hey guys, back again. Hoping to gain some insight into an ongoing problem we've had this summer. RV is a 2004 Fleetwood Terry Quantum AX6 365FLTS. The rv came with a factory installed WFCO 8855 ...
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"....serve as a ground junction. From there, I ran a new 4ga ground cable from the converter to the junction block. I also ran separate 4ga grounds to each of the two batteries. I then ran a 4ga ground from said junction block to the frame ground"
Not clear. You want the negs to go to the one battery and the pos to the other battery. If you split the negs one to each battery, you might have a "situation" (or not)
The battery to frame ground should be on that same one neg post. don't ground both batts to the frame. (if that is what you did)
Good that you got rid of that voltage drop :)
EDIT-- I think what you did was merely add a second parallel neg link between the batteries, but that won't split the amps in half like I was worried about unless you do the same with the positives?
EDIT-2 yes you did! Plus, you might have the "circuit breaker" (DC) acting as the "battery fuse" by-passed for at least the #8s going back to the fuse panel. Hard to tell exactly.
IMO just make it simple and have the one pair of #4 wires converter-battery balanced across the bank. Then have another set of wires going from battery bank to DC panel, with the frame as the neg path for much of that, and the DC circuit breaker on the pos path close to the battery and no by-passing that with a second pos wire.
I think! ? :)
Anyway, IMO put just one neg (or both of them)from the junction to the one battery neg post on the other battery from the one the pos is on. And do the same with the two positives.
Not clear. You want the negs to go to the one battery and the pos to the other battery. If you split the negs one to each battery, you might have a "situation" (or not)
The battery to frame ground should be on that same one neg post. don't ground both batts to the frame. (if that is what you did)
Good that you got rid of that voltage drop :)
EDIT-- I think what you did was merely add a second parallel neg link between the batteries, but that won't split the amps in half like I was worried about unless you do the same with the positives?
EDIT-2 yes you did! Plus, you might have the "circuit breaker" (DC) acting as the "battery fuse" by-passed for at least the #8s going back to the fuse panel. Hard to tell exactly.
IMO just make it simple and have the one pair of #4 wires converter-battery balanced across the bank. Then have another set of wires going from battery bank to DC panel, with the frame as the neg path for much of that, and the DC circuit breaker on the pos path close to the battery and no by-passing that with a second pos wire.
I think! ? :)
Anyway, IMO put just one neg (or both of them)from the junction to the one battery neg post on the other battery from the one the pos is on. And do the same with the two positives.
