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Title: how are u hooked up with driving assy?
Post by: johnjem on September 12, 2007, 05:34:22 PM
i have a 24 volt system 1970 4905 gmc what and how do u have all ur< driving head lights cd player,camra, and all other things that are not 24 volt <i already have the head lights coming right off the equlizer,and onto a toggle.all my other driving toys come off the main dc panel that aslo control roof light,toliet.side lights gen,water pump<i dont think i should have to go all the way back to the main panel just 2 drive the bus<??how are u hooked up??
Title: Re: how are u hooked up with driving assy?
Post by: johnjem on September 13, 2007, 05:26:03 PM
i guess the right way would be to put 4 gage wire to a master switch off the 12 volt output on the equlizer and then have all my 12 volt driving stuff off that,what do u think??
Title: Re: how are u hooked up with driving assy?
Post by: gumpy on September 13, 2007, 06:18:19 PM
That would work, as long as you put a proper breaker on the 4 ga wire, and then put breakers on each of the smaller circuits coming off that.
Title: Re: how are u hooked up with driving assy?
Post by: FloridaCliff on September 14, 2007, 04:06:30 AM
John,

When I added the Vanner to my 4905 I ran the correct sized wire for the Vanners output to a bus bar in the existing drivers control panel.

By moving some of the unused wires and breakers I was able to free up a bus bar to use for 12vdc.

I run my headlights, LED running lights and a few convenience outlets off of it.  I used the original 24vdc controlled relays, just repowered them with 12vdc as the pass through voltage.

Each circuit is breaker-ed off of the bus bar and I have a main fuse off of the Vanner.

Best of Luck

Cliff
Title: Re: how are u hooked up with driving assy?
Post by: NewbeeMC9 on September 14, 2007, 04:39:39 AM
Dont forget to consider the Amp capacity of your equalizer

I have 100 amp with breakers and a 12v panel that was there hooked up.