Probably will be fine but non inverter generators sometimes don't hold frequency well and that is a potential problem.The on board onan generator
Depends on the converter, wire and the distances on the input and output side.New question if I use a 24 volt battery. Can I hook up a DC to DC converter at the battery for 24 to 12 volt power? Will the leads from the converter be too small to carry the current to the 12dc distribution panel? The all in one 12 volt unit only has a 1k watt inverter. I need about 2000 watts. The LV2424 has the inverter size im looking for.
Got it, 16 feet round trip.im trying to go from the batteries 24v to the 12 volt dc distribution about 8 feet.
Does it look like this?Right now there is 12v batteries with i think is 6awg, car battery size wire, going from the batts to the dc panel. I found a dc to dc converter that is rated to do 24V Step Down to DC 12V 30A 360W. I have replaced all the light with LEDs from the crap incandescent bulbs.
We have not talked about the topology of the rest of the system.Yes that is the unit im looking at. The ac2dc converter is disabled in the panel. The panel is rated at 30A. Would I need a busbar to from the 6awg to the looks like the 10-12g wire or is there a different method?
Hi,Don't forget to put a fuse or breaker in front of the converter.
As long as the converter uses 14 awg wire or thicker the upstream breaker will protect it.Hi,
I know this is an older post, but if the converter was wired into a 15 amp breaker, is putting a 15 amp fuse inside the transfer switch (before the wires for the converter are connected) ok? What type of fuse (120V) should be used.
Thank you
Sorry..Maybe I'm a bit confused...and to make sure I understand.As long as the converter uses 14 awg wire or thicker the upstream breaker will protect it.
I understood from your post that there was 15 amp breaker upstream from the transfer switch.Sorry..Maybe I'm a bit confused...and to make sure I understand.
I'm removing the converter postive and negative wire (which are 14AWG) from the WFCO power center (that goes to the breaker) and wiring it directly to the transfer switch. The breaker is no longer in line. Which up stream breaker. ?
tks
That breaker sees to be for a 12 volt relay.Hi, Here is how the transfer switch is wired. It show a fuse, but not the size. The wires 120V wires that went to the charger was on a 15 amp breaker.
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thank you...Appreciate the help to make sure I do it right. This type of fuse is the right kind...correct?That breaker sees to be for a 12 volt relay.
Typically the ac wire into the transfer switch is 10 awg and the breaker at the pedestal is 30 amps.
Since you are tapping the input side of the transfer switch with 14 awg wire you need a 15 amp fuse to protect the 14 awg wire.
I don't trust them for stranded wire.ok..last question for the novice..what is wrong with wire nuts?