thanks U bob...
Yes I am thinking that a circuit breaker is not going to be the item of choice... instead I am seeing the fuse being used.... the automotive segment has gone to a inline fuse from the alternator to the battery... kind of thing... most of the new auto alternators are up around 250 amps... and so they put a inline fuse that is rated for that in a little holder... they cost about 5 bux... and are their for the safety of shorting the circuit... I guess...
I plan on putting mine in the top 1.5 inches lift area... that way if the cabling shorts.. it will blow the fuse.. not much can be done with the batt terminals... and if they contact things.. it will just be a molten bunch of metal... so I plan on putting a 1/4 inch insulator over the tops of the batts so that the metal part won't contact the terminals...
I also have gone to No. 4 wire... from the converter to the ckt breaker box mounted on the front of the trailer... and No. 4 wire from the battery disconnect to the batts. I know that No. 6 wire is what others say will work.. for the short distance.. but A/S used No. 4 from the battery disconnect to the ckt breaker box... I guess for lower loss..so will I...
The old transformer converter is gone... and surprise... I found that someone drilled a 2 inch hole through the floor and out the bottom already.. (might also work for getting the coax into the trailer front... for the ham radio)
Seems that the vehicle connect wires come through it... but, I wonder if the factory didn't do the hole... and then put the transformer converter over it for cooling... etc...
Mine came with the battery box behind the propane tanks... and best i can find it was factory done...
New DP 4 stage is working great.. already in a weeks time have conditioned the batts back up to about 95%... and you can leave it on all the time... so we now do... and no battery boiling... for the older 24's that are still their..
I am wondering what to do with the old batt boxes.. that come in from the front... I don't think I need more batts.. but, am conserned about the weight on the ball...
I am trying to keep it under 1000 lbs... with the trailer coming in at 8100 lbs on the tag... 10-15% of it on the ball... is going to be close... as we have the 40 lb propane tanks.. and now the two GC batts behind in the A frame... its going to be close when done... Just a little over... kinda thing...