createthis
10 mW
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- Jul 14, 2015
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Hello,
I recently bought a Mean Well HLG-600H-15A for use as a lifepo4 battery charger. I was dismayed when it arrived because it has two 14 gauge, 18 amp DC outputs, rather than one 36 amp output. According to Mean Well tech support, these wires both come from the same source internally, but I probably need to combine them for the full rated 36 amp output.
What's the best way to do this? I usually use Anderson Connectors for everything. I don't want to use a pure solder connection as they're prone to mechanical failure and I want to minimize the risk of fire.
Should I just crimp both wires into a single 8 gauge 75 amp anderson connector?
Should I use a combiner block of some kind?
What would you recommend? Thanks.
I recently bought a Mean Well HLG-600H-15A for use as a lifepo4 battery charger. I was dismayed when it arrived because it has two 14 gauge, 18 amp DC outputs, rather than one 36 amp output. According to Mean Well tech support, these wires both come from the same source internally, but I probably need to combine them for the full rated 36 amp output.
What's the best way to do this? I usually use Anderson Connectors for everything. I don't want to use a pure solder connection as they're prone to mechanical failure and I want to minimize the risk of fire.
Should I just crimp both wires into a single 8 gauge 75 amp anderson connector?
Should I use a combiner block of some kind?
What would you recommend? Thanks.