(Another) Rough electrical question
My from-scratch van build is progressing slowly, as I get an afternoon here and there. Right now I am doing house wiring, and something is worrying me. So I thought I'd ask you all :B I went to an ...
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Naio wrote:
Another question: I put in a 20amp outlet, on its own circuit, for my PD9280. Like a doof, I wired it with the same 14ga. It's about 4 feet to the electrical inlet, and the PD92980 says it is 1300watts. That can be continuous for many hours, though, IIUC.
Do I need to rewire this? 10 or 12ga romex? I have some of each.
You need to take into account the power factor of the converter. There is an older RV.net thread here that discussed the PD9280 and requirements on the 120 VAC side (warning, very technical) - looks like you need #12 wire, but #14 *might* be okay depending on how high the DC charging current will get. If not too difficult at this point to replace the #14, I would go with #12 and never have to worry/wonder if it's enough.
