Would like to change conveter/charger
I have a 1990 class B camper van. It currently has the original progressive dynamics converter/charger. Model 7231 30 amps with a 5amp charger output. I would like to install a Progressive dynamics m...
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The existing wiring is probably sufficient from a safety standpoint, but you may get better performance (particularly when charging) by upgrading it. Figuring out what size it is would be a good idea, of course. You will get much better charging performance with the new converter regardless.
The exiting fuse panel may need a bit of modification or reconfiguration, as it probably has two electrically separate sections. One is fed by the 30A output of the converter (or the battery, when the converter is not active, via a transfer switch of some sort). The other is connected to the battery at all times and may be listed as "filtered" or something similar. The new converter neither has nor needs this transfer switching mechanism, and all the DC circuits and the battery and the converter output are just wired together in parallel all the time (with the appropriate fuses or circuit breakers for protection). The fuse panel modification basically consists of bridging the two separate sections together somehow.
bestconverter.com has some links to descriptions of converter upgrades that may be helpful to you.
The exiting fuse panel may need a bit of modification or reconfiguration, as it probably has two electrically separate sections. One is fed by the 30A output of the converter (or the battery, when the converter is not active, via a transfer switch of some sort). The other is connected to the battery at all times and may be listed as "filtered" or something similar. The new converter neither has nor needs this transfer switching mechanism, and all the DC circuits and the battery and the converter output are just wired together in parallel all the time (with the appropriate fuses or circuit breakers for protection). The fuse panel modification basically consists of bridging the two separate sections together somehow.
bestconverter.com has some links to descriptions of converter upgrades that may be helpful to you.
