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<blockquote data-quote="condor22" data-source="post: 243317" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>Nightjar,</p><p></p><p>Agreed and exactly my point. The main reasons I chose not to boost the wiring were;</p><p></p><p>It would have been a "pig" to route the wiring in the van and also the vehicle, 6mm is sufficient to get power to the van battery area albeit with too much voltage drop.</p><p>I chose the Redarc BCDC1220 for 3 reasons as stated; 1. They run on as low as 9V, so my 11.9V or so was more than enough using existing wiring and handle the input current 2. Being right next to the van battery there is no voltage drop from charger to battery. 3. They charge at the correct voltage and amperage to properly charge, whereas, even in a perfect world of getting 13.8V back there, it's still not enough to get the best out of an AGM.</p><p></p><p>The down side is @ $310 (at the time) it's the more expensive option initially, but it will pay for itself over the life of the van and battery and will handle a bigger battery, if at some future time I get a compressor fridge in the van and increase the battery capacity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="condor22, post: 243317, member: 1932"] Nightjar, Agreed and exactly my point. The main reasons I chose not to boost the wiring were; It would have been a "pig" to route the wiring in the van and also the vehicle, 6mm is sufficient to get power to the van battery area albeit with too much voltage drop. I chose the Redarc BCDC1220 for 3 reasons as stated; 1. They run on as low as 9V, so my 11.9V or so was more than enough using existing wiring and handle the input current 2. Being right next to the van battery there is no voltage drop from charger to battery. 3. They charge at the correct voltage and amperage to properly charge, whereas, even in a perfect world of getting 13.8V back there, it's still not enough to get the best out of an AGM. The down side is @ $310 (at the time) it's the more expensive option initially, but it will pay for itself over the life of the van and battery and will handle a bigger battery, if at some future time I get a compressor fridge in the van and increase the battery capacity. [/QUOTE]
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