Electric Brakes & Fridge
May 16, 2023 9:41:20 GMT 10
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Post by jr on May 16, 2023 9:41:20 GMT 10
Just did a test on my electric brake voltages as last trip the brake controller needed to be turned up a bit.
Anyway, brakes on full produced only 8.8V at the magnets.
Now I have an Anderson plug for my fridge (175watts) which I did not have plugged in for the test only the 12 pin plug.
Next day after doing a think about it as you do at night I did a second test with the Anderson plug connected and the 12 pin plug.
10V at the magnets better than 8.8V.
Are but the fridge uses the Anderson plug so turned the fridge on and the 10V dropped to 9.5V so I lost 0.5V with fridge on 12V.
My Fridge is earthed to the van earth system so when the fridge is in-service some of its return current is going via the smaller earth through the 12 pin plug which the brakes mainly use.
So when checking your van electric brake voltage have everything up and running as those return currents can move in mysterious ways.
JR
Anyway, brakes on full produced only 8.8V at the magnets.
Now I have an Anderson plug for my fridge (175watts) which I did not have plugged in for the test only the 12 pin plug.
Next day after doing a think about it as you do at night I did a second test with the Anderson plug connected and the 12 pin plug.
10V at the magnets better than 8.8V.
Are but the fridge uses the Anderson plug so turned the fridge on and the 10V dropped to 9.5V so I lost 0.5V with fridge on 12V.
My Fridge is earthed to the van earth system so when the fridge is in-service some of its return current is going via the smaller earth through the 12 pin plug which the brakes mainly use.
So when checking your van electric brake voltage have everything up and running as those return currents can move in mysterious ways.
JR
