stangerang
New Member
Hi, I'm new here so please forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area. I recently picked up an '07 PDS for my campground that had a stereo with amplifier & 2 10" subs! I wasn't interested in keeping the Subs at 1st but found myself unable to abandon the idea removing them... I have always been into obnoxious stereo's since young, professionally installing systems in the 12v auto world and now commercial space - total experience with wiring small to multi million dollar commercial systems for about 20 years now, however, I find myself with many questions regarding the correct way to wire this 36v system with heavy 12v draw components despite all my time in the A/V world.
Some Background on the cart; The previous owner added a deep cycle 12v battery parraelled off of 2 of the 6 volt battery's presumably to charge the 12v battery and provide additional power to the stereo under load. Unfortunately, I discovered after purchasing the cart the two 6v batteries that were in parraelle with the 12v battery were dead. I didn't notice a performance problem when purchasing the cart b/c the 12v battery was supplementing the 2 dead batteries lack of power. So after evaluating the cart in my garage, I realized that the last owner wasn't quite as smart as the workmanship / customization made him look.
Anyway, my question is this; assuming i replace the 2 defective batteries, would it be appropriate to add a 30 amp 36v to 12v converter to evenly draw down the 36v packs - providing additional support for the 12v battery while under heavy draw from the amplifier? I read that the converter has a enable wire that I was planning to trigger only when the radio is on. My other question is charging the 12v battery; can this be done by enabling the converter while charging the 36v pack or should I charge the 12v battery with a separate charger? lastly, it seems that the reed switch on the charge receptacle has been bypassed, what issues will this cause? I need to get a better grasp on exactly what the reed switch controls in the charging system. Any help is greatly appreciated to get this project done correctly without the need for a fire extinguisher...
Some Background on the cart; The previous owner added a deep cycle 12v battery parraelled off of 2 of the 6 volt battery's presumably to charge the 12v battery and provide additional power to the stereo under load. Unfortunately, I discovered after purchasing the cart the two 6v batteries that were in parraelle with the 12v battery were dead. I didn't notice a performance problem when purchasing the cart b/c the 12v battery was supplementing the 2 dead batteries lack of power. So after evaluating the cart in my garage, I realized that the last owner wasn't quite as smart as the workmanship / customization made him look.
Anyway, my question is this; assuming i replace the 2 defective batteries, would it be appropriate to add a 30 amp 36v to 12v converter to evenly draw down the 36v packs - providing additional support for the 12v battery while under heavy draw from the amplifier? I read that the converter has a enable wire that I was planning to trigger only when the radio is on. My other question is charging the 12v battery; can this be done by enabling the converter while charging the 36v pack or should I charge the 12v battery with a separate charger? lastly, it seems that the reed switch on the charge receptacle has been bypassed, what issues will this cause? I need to get a better grasp on exactly what the reed switch controls in the charging system. Any help is greatly appreciated to get this project done correctly without the need for a fire extinguisher...