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electrical:converter [2019/01/03 16:25]
frater_secessus [Converters]
electrical:converter [2019/01/25 21:14]
frater_secessus [charging the house battery]
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-A converter handles power and charging needs when connected to [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]]:+A converter (a.k.a. converter/charger) handles power and charging needs when connected to [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]]:
   - charge the [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|house battery]]   - charge the [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|house battery]]
   - provide 12v to power [[electrical:12v:loads|house loads]]   - provide 12v to power [[electrical:12v:loads|house loads]]
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 OEM converters are notoriously cheap and dumb (lacking [[electrical:12v:charging|smart charging]] functions).  Since they are stuck at one voltage the manufacturer picks a compromise setpoint.  If this is set too high or too low //for your usage patterns// it can damage lead-acid batteries ([[electrical:batterycide|batterycide]]). OEM converters are notoriously cheap and dumb (lacking [[electrical:12v:charging|smart charging]] functions).  Since they are stuck at one voltage the manufacturer picks a compromise setpoint.  If this is set too high or too low //for your usage patterns// it can damage lead-acid batteries ([[electrical:batterycide|batterycide]]).
  
-This compromise setpoint should coincide with standard float voltages for your battery bank.  Typically this would be 13.2v - 13.4v for converters that are always on the grid, and 13.8v for batteries that are cycled but get put back on grid charging regularly.+This compromise setpoint should coincide with standard float voltage (Vfloat) for your battery bank.  Typically this would be 13.2v - 13.4v for converters that are always on the grid, and 13.8v for batteries that are cycled but get put back on grid charging regularly.((Solar charging at a single setpoint, as with a [[electrical:solar:charge_controller&#shunt|shunt controller]], is done at [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|Vabs rather than Vfloat]].)) 
  
  
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