Hey all,
I'm trying to figure out the sane way to add a bunch of small consumption loads to a 48V system. I have a t-class equivalent for the main system feed. I'll have a fuse (with proper AIC) from my main distribution that could feed a smaller bus bar, distro, what have you , but there's about 4 things I've like to connect that should ideally be fused 5-10A for 2, and 2 at 25-30A (just for context). something that allows for 6-8 devices might not be the worst idea, for future expansion.
There's a TON of fuseblocks for 12V systems but without looking at them handson I'd worry about clearances, and if the AIC of the fuses are enough. Something like a Lynx power in (with the fuse mod) feels way overkill here when I'd be looking at 10-20A of nominal draw and under 70A "worst case peak draw", for this part of the system
Per discussion elsewhere fuses downstream don't need the same AIC as your main, but still should have a decent level. It feels rather silly to have a 5A or 10A load on my main busbar. Plus it can be a challenge to find smaller fuses for certain styles.
So, does anyone run several smaller loads (or even small SCC I guess
) and if so do you just run them to your main bus bar, or have another solution?
PS: if you ever ask yourself "did I leave enough room for the system?" the answer is no, because you'll figure out you want something added/more later...
Edit: there's TONS of stuff on ebay and amazon, so I super appreciate any "first hand" accounts like @SamG340 offered
I'm trying to figure out the sane way to add a bunch of small consumption loads to a 48V system. I have a t-class equivalent for the main system feed. I'll have a fuse (with proper AIC) from my main distribution that could feed a smaller bus bar, distro, what have you , but there's about 4 things I've like to connect that should ideally be fused 5-10A for 2, and 2 at 25-30A (just for context). something that allows for 6-8 devices might not be the worst idea, for future expansion.
There's a TON of fuseblocks for 12V systems but without looking at them handson I'd worry about clearances, and if the AIC of the fuses are enough. Something like a Lynx power in (with the fuse mod) feels way overkill here when I'd be looking at 10-20A of nominal draw and under 70A "worst case peak draw", for this part of the system
Per discussion elsewhere fuses downstream don't need the same AIC as your main, but still should have a decent level. It feels rather silly to have a 5A or 10A load on my main busbar. Plus it can be a challenge to find smaller fuses for certain styles.
So, does anyone run several smaller loads (or even small SCC I guess
) and if so do you just run them to your main bus bar, or have another solution?PS: if you ever ask yourself "did I leave enough room for the system?" the answer is no, because you'll figure out you want something added/more later...
Edit: there's TONS of stuff on ebay and amazon, so I super appreciate any "first hand" accounts like @SamG340 offered
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