Well, not so fast.
Today was spent going over the high-level electrical design and component list. With Sean's collaboration, the main wiring center was relocated from just in front of the galley partition to the planned cabinet in the front of the cabin.
As it turns out, the Xantrex converter wants the wire length between the batteries and the converter to be no more than five feet. The batteries are in the tongue box. The planned location required a 20' cable run - far more than five feet.
While I might have been willing to accept the reduced converter performance given the added distance from the batteries, there is no question that the new location, within the five foot specification - will be superior, not to mention a lot cheaper given the shorter run of three strands of 2/0 copper.
The revised bill of materials has been finalized. Tomorrow, the plan goes, brings the visit to the electrical supply house.
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