Hi All,
I need some help understanding how to hook up my inverter. I've got a Magnum ME 3012 inverter and 4 8D batteries wired in parallel to power it. The manual for hooking up the inverter is clear and that part of it I'm good with. What it doesn't address is hooking the battery bank supplying the inverter to the vehicle charging system. My bus is 24 volts so I do have a 60 amp Vanner that I was intending on using to keep the house batteries charged while the bus is running. My question is this: if the inverter draws a load off the battery bank that is greater than 60 amps while the bus is running (i.e. not on shore power), will it overload the Vanner assuming the batteries have a good state of charge? Normally I don't plan on running any heavy loads while the bus is rolling...mainly just the fridge but I thought I'd ask before I potentially fry my Vanner.
Thanks,
Hank
You will not overload the Vanner. If you pull more than 60 amps from your battery bank, your battery charge level will go down. The Vanner will only replenish the battery bank at 60 amps, until the battery is recharged.
Ed Roelle
Flint, MI
Hi Hank,
I will second Ed's wisdom.. The bank will deplete and not cause any harm to the vanner.
Good Luck
Nick-
A 60 amp Vanner....what kind of device?
For my benefit, and the rest of the viewers, would someone explain the basics of why this will work, assuming we're talking about a Vanner equalizer. For some reason I thought an equalizer has to go in the middle, not be lopsided.
happy coaching!
buswarrior
Buswarrior, I think the unit goes where you think it does; it's just designed with a current limiting feature to prevent it from being damaged by overloading.
For what it's worth.
Tom Caffrey