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Snowman9000
Explorer
Oct 17, 2014

Wire converter to which side of battery switch?

Simple question; hard to pin down in search mode. For a standalone deck mount converter, would you wire the + output to the battery side of the battery cutoff switch, or to the load/house side? Th...
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RoyB
Explorer II
Oct 17, 2014
I have two converters on my 12VDC Power Distribution system installed in the 2009 time frame..

I have the original WFCO WF8945 Converter still functional in the bottom compartment of the WF8900 series Power Distribution system.

I also added a PD9260C Stand-alone Smart Mode CONVERTER which is much closer to the battery switch later on..

This is my wiring diagram showing both converters in use. I only use the WF8945 Converter as a back up unit and the PD0260C Converter as primary. I simply just flip the correct 120VAC Circuit breaker to turn 'ON' the converter I want to use.



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