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Daox · 10-20-2009, 10:53 AM

I think you shouldn't run the dc to dc converter through your 400A fuse. Wire the dc to dc converter to the batteries with its own fuse that is rated just over what the converter will pull. I just used 50A as an example.

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10-20-2009, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
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