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Jpc · 06-28-2020, 05:15 PM

Here is a little information on the Renogy dc/dc charger. I have a 40A Renogy and have it mounted inside my front basement compartment. You are on the right track as far as wanting to get some ventilation in there. I have found that it will overheat when the temperatures start to get up in the 80* plus range. There is an internal high temp sensor that will shut it down and in order to reset it both the 12VDC on the inlet and outlet have to be disconnected from it. It will not simply restart when it cools off. With any luck Renogy has made an improvement and the unit now runs the internal fans to cool down and restarts the charging automatically. I still have not added any fans because the solar now takes care of the charging while traveling.

Good luck and have fun with the installation.

06-28-2020, 05:15 PM	#24
Jpc Established Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Washington City Posts: 21 M.O.C. #24040	Here is a little information on the Renogy dc/dc charger. I have a 40A Renogy and have it mounted inside my front basement compartment. You are on the right track as far as wanting to get some ventilation in there. I have found that it will overheat when the temperatures start to get up in the 80* plus range. There is an internal high temp sensor that will shut it down and in order to reset it both the 12VDC on the inlet and outlet have to be disconnected from it. It will not simply restart when it cools off. With any luck Renogy has made an improvement and the unit now runs the internal fans to cool down and restarts the charging automatically. I still have not added any fans because the solar now takes care of the charging while traveling. Good luck and have fun with the installation. __________________ John and Nancy 2018 f350 SRW 6.7,Airlift 5000 w/compressor, Andersen Ultimate hitch,2019 Montana 3120RL, 4-100Ah LiFePo4, 1200W Solar with 2-Victron MPPT’s, Victron Multi-plus 3000/12/120, Victron BMV-712, Renogy DC/DC 40Amp charger, WeBoost RV 65.