Wiring a 24V to 12V converter
Went crazy and decided to upgrade to a 24V system (and 2000W inverter). Ordered a Victron Orion 24/12-40 converter for the 12V stuff (except emergency brake switch). It's rated 40A continuous outpu...
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2oldman wrote:GordonThree wrote:Its 12v may be grounded post-converter somewhere in the trailer. I imagine it is, just never looked. 48v side is just a +/- from batteries.
hows it work without ground? it's a switch mode buck converter, it's gotta be grounded somehow?
Just checked the Victron site. The only 48V converters I see are all Isolated. They are not common ground, non-isolated like my 24V Victron.
Think that explains the confusion.
So unless someone suggests otherwise, I'll just connect the converter neg to the close-by chassis ground. And NOT run a cable back to the battery neg or battery chassis ground.
