On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:12:48 +0000 (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Has anybody got any experience with a 24v to 12v converter? Not that exact item, but other types of DC-DC converters. > I'm thinking to switch from 3x 100w 12v solar panels at camp to 3x 250w > 24v panels but we've made great use of the 12v nature of the system and > will need to convert the 24v down. A DC-DC converter (specifically a buck converter) would to that. > The other option is to keep adding 100w panels but I hate climbing > around on the slippery metal roof. I'm thinking that with the big > panels we'd be done for a good long time. Where would the 250 W panels be installed? Or do you mean that removing the three 100 W panels and then installing three 250 W panels would be less climbing than installing four to five 100 W panels? > We'd have to replace the batteries too, as far as I know using 12v > batteries they need to be matched sets but we're talking about doubling > the battery capacity we have now anyway... Yes, they need to be matched sets. You might get away with matched pairs, but I wouldn't count on it. > Amazon has a bunch of adapters cheap, like <$20 cheap. We'll probably > need less than 20a capacity... A buck converter can be pretty simple ... I don't know how reliable a < $20 converter would be ... Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
