| Wiring Question on Installing a PD Converter [message #304545] |
Fri, 29 July 2016 15:53  |
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Registered: September 2006
Location: Gettysburg, PA
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Dear Friends,
Today, our venerable, original, power converter called it quits. Calling around, I was able to get a Progressive Dynamics 9200 series 60Amp.
Removing the old unit was "interesting" but it came out with a bit of struggle. It really is heavy compared with the new unit.
There are two leads remaining from the old installation. One, with a red tip, connected to the fuse block. The second is all black and disappears into a hole in the rear of the compartment. I am assuming the former, red tipped one is positive and the latter, all black one is the negative.
The PD unit has a place for positive and negative connections rather prominently marked. No problem there. There is a grounding lug on the chassis of the PD unit. The instruction booklet clearly specifies NOT to use the same wire to connect the grounding lug and the negative.
Do I utilize the grounding lug in this application? If I do use it, what do I connect it to?
Or, do I just use the positive and negative connections as the original was installed and discount the PD unit's grounding lug?
Thank you for your good advice.
Regards,
John+
John Novicki
near Gettysburg, Pa
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