Wiring feedback

Jededmon

New member
Greetings. I am fairly new to electrical (second van build) and was wondering if any folks with more experience could take a look at the simplified diagram and I have and provide some feedback. Thank you!

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rayra

Expedition Leader
Seconding. Having to remember a manual switch to connect or disconnect will be a point of human failure.

/and I'm curious what the source of this DC-DC charger fad is, particularly in vehicle-borne systems. You already have a high capacity DC charger, why add a second one? I see the necessity in an off-grid home solar system. But in a vehicle that already has an alternator it seems like an added expense and source of failure, to me. And then to compound that with a manual switch doesn't seem to make much sense.
 

Jededmon

New member
Thanks for the reply. The charger does have an automatic relay... the on/off switch is more of a redundancy And it seems I could probably get rid of it to simplify things. In regards to why a dc charger instead of just the alternator, it is my understanding that the “smart” charger (multi-stage) should prolong the life of the house battery.

Any suggestions on the sizing of fuse at the battery.
 

rayra

Expedition Leader
I don't have anything else useful to add, you're already well down a different design philosophy from my own.
 

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