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  • Re: Wiring diagram review

    And, your negative wiring question... Yes, most quality off grid 12 VDC loads for battery systems have both a + and - wire... And the minus wire should be run to a negative battery bus bar/connection…
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  • Re: Wiring diagram review

    As far as I can tell, the fusing looks OK. For the battery bank, take a look at these diagrams for wiring your battery bank. Your drawing does not "balance current" flow between the two bat…
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  • Re: Battery low voltage with load

    You want to have the charge controller relatively close to the battery bank to limit voltage drop to 0.05 to 0.10 volts at rated current (ideally). Short/heavy copper cabling--Then the controller is …
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  • Re: Some repairs needed before using camper trailer!

    Was the trailer connected to shore power and the tow vehicle connected or not? I sort of sounds like a "battery isolator" failed in the tow vehicle and the tow vehicle was "sinking cur…
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  • Re: Convert dc to ac without transforming the voltage

    Average power vs starting/surge power is always an issue... If you assume 5x rated power for surge--you are generally pretty safe with induction motors and gensets/inverters. Your sticker says 0.55 k…
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