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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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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Oct 17, 2014
Two theories.

If hooked on battery side you can fully turn off coach but still charge batteries

MOST RV dealers hook to house side of switch so you can power coach from shore after disconnecting.

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