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electrical:12v:drop-in_lifepo4 [2022/10/18 12:13] frater_secessus [myth: you must use DC-DC for alternator charging Li] |
electrical:12v:drop-in_lifepo4 [2022/11/05 12:11] frater_secessus [myth: you must use DC-DC for alternator charging Li] daisy chain |
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| * you already have an [[electrical: | * you already have an [[electrical: | ||
| - | * even if you have no isolator installed an isolator is much less expensive, costing as little as 1/10th the price of DC-DC. If after testing you do decide to go DC-DC you can carry the isolator as a backup. | + | * even if you have no isolator installed an isolator is much less expensive, costing as little as 1/10th the price of DC-DC. If after testing you do decide to go DC-DC you can carry the isolator as a backup. Or daisy-chain the DC-DC behind it for units that use D+ rather than voltage triggering. |
| * an isolator is likely to charge with more current than smaller (~20A) DC-DC units during shorter drives.((On longer drives the DC-DC will be able to provide higher voltage than the alternator so its current will remain stable while isolator current drops with the voltage delta)) | * an isolator is likely to charge with more current than smaller (~20A) DC-DC units during shorter drives.((On longer drives the DC-DC will be able to provide higher voltage than the alternator so its current will remain stable while isolator current drops with the voltage delta)) | ||
| * you want to be able to [[electrical: | * you want to be able to [[electrical: | ||
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