Hi everyone,
I think I already know the answer to this question, but I wanted to ask people with more experience than myself before setting my truck on fire. The wife and I are building an RV out of an old surplus military vehicle (an M934.) I'm installing a solar setup to run the non-propane appliances and lights, basically. The truck's already installed electrical system is a 24 volt system (28 nominal), but the solar setup is a 12 volt system; so I'm running a separate bank of batteries for the solar that never the twain shall meet (ie, the solar panels will never charge the truck batteries, and the truck batteries will never run systems hooked to the solar). So far so good.
My question is: Even with the voltage difference, I should still be able to run standard chasis ground where needed for everything, right? I know in DC circuits in general having a common ground for differing voltage sources is okay, and I know that, technically, a 12v system doesn't need grounding anyway - I just want to get my assumptions checked before I do something that I don't live long enough to regret. Any input from folks is much appreciated.
Cheers,
-Thomas
I think I already know the answer to this question, but I wanted to ask people with more experience than myself before setting my truck on fire. The wife and I are building an RV out of an old surplus military vehicle (an M934.) I'm installing a solar setup to run the non-propane appliances and lights, basically. The truck's already installed electrical system is a 24 volt system (28 nominal), but the solar setup is a 12 volt system; so I'm running a separate bank of batteries for the solar that never the twain shall meet (ie, the solar panels will never charge the truck batteries, and the truck batteries will never run systems hooked to the solar). So far so good.
My question is: Even with the voltage difference, I should still be able to run standard chasis ground where needed for everything, right? I know in DC circuits in general having a common ground for differing voltage sources is okay, and I know that, technically, a 12v system doesn't need grounding anyway - I just want to get my assumptions checked before I do something that I don't live long enough to regret. Any input from folks is much appreciated.
Cheers,
-Thomas
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