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Old 11-16-2002, 10:47 AM   #1
Sav'h Steve
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Converter Breaker?

Yesterday after reading about how some of you wanted to d/c the converter from the 110volt home hookup after the batteries are up to 12.7 volt and fully charged.

So I went out and started throwing breakers. There are 4 on my 110 volt box in the back above the twin bed. Seems the second one from the top is the master and the bottom one which looks to be a GFI breaker is the one which shuts off the converter.

Tripping the GFI breaker shuts off the converter but also cuts elec to the 110 in the back and also in the bath.

I haven't run the wires yet to see if I could spit that breaker out to just the converter. There is an extra slot at the top for a fifth breaker that could be added. I assume the converter is on the GFI for a very good reason.

Anybody done this or is it easier to put a knife switch in front of the converter to cut it off? I would rather charge the batteries up on the larger home unit (20amp and 40 amp).

Steve in Savannah
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