wiring a power converter
My Go Tag A Long camper (GTAL) originally had one 15 amp AC circuit powering 4 interior lights and 2 outlets. The only 12V DC in the camper is a small light over the dinette table and one in the...
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Hi Paul, Converters can be very sneaky at drawing amperage. Some are even more greedy than labled...It would be better to plug the converter into a recepticle on the first 15 amp circuit. It is...
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I always use 1 dedicated circuit(breaker) for elec. water heaters, and 1 for a/c. It's the power surgeat you have to consider at start up.Steve from TEXAS
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VK, you're a wealth of info as always. interesting that the converter max draft max amps regardless of load. The converter is a Progressive Dynamics PD 710. Probably from the mid 70's judging by the...
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What did you pay for the converter from the 70's? You may want to go this way instead: http://www.bestconverter....5-Power-Center_p_50.html The price is great and it has all new electronics. The DC...
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Hi Paul, I don't have any written "proof" of the battery/converter issue. Some of the installation manuals may state that a battery is necessary-it's just something I've known for years. Sometimes,...
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Makes sense about the breakers adding up to more than the supply. Now I'm leaning toward a battery and charger and no converter. I'd have to rethink the wiring as the converter was going near the...
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There are "vented" battery boxes that vent thru the floor; normally white instead of black. They come in two halves which are identical. You might do some research on different types of batteries and...
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