I am about to pull the trigger on installing a dedicated Autoterm Heater under the drivers seat, but due to the nature of my fully modular camper the heater needs to be easily connected/disconnected from my AC70 PowerStation.
The following diagram is my current setup, I just need to wire the heater to the fuse box with a removable connector of some sort.
AC70 PowerStation ----240v---- Victron Bluesmart 12v 30amp converter ----12v---- 6 way fuse box ---- Removable Connector ? ---- Autoterm Heater.
The biggest problem I have is making an easy, reliable and very neat connection from the heater to the fuse box (in bold).
These would be ideal: Blue Sea Systems Weatherproof 12V Plugs & Sockets | 12 Volt Planet
They are Neat & Tidy, have twist lock and are rated for 10-15amps, but my concern is are these connectors actually man enough to to power the heater on its startup/shutdown phase ?
I know the heater pulls 30W when running at full power but it will pull a lot more than that on startup, which is why I am doing it from the 240v end on the PowerStation and converting it to 12v via the Victron, Autoterm dont say just how much power/amps the heater uses on startup on any of their literature.
The following diagram is my current setup, I just need to wire the heater to the fuse box with a removable connector of some sort.
AC70 PowerStation ----240v---- Victron Bluesmart 12v 30amp converter ----12v---- 6 way fuse box ---- Removable Connector ? ---- Autoterm Heater.
The biggest problem I have is making an easy, reliable and very neat connection from the heater to the fuse box (in bold).
These would be ideal: Blue Sea Systems Weatherproof 12V Plugs & Sockets | 12 Volt Planet
They are Neat & Tidy, have twist lock and are rated for 10-15amps, but my concern is are these connectors actually man enough to to power the heater on its startup/shutdown phase ?
I know the heater pulls 30W when running at full power but it will pull a lot more than that on startup, which is why I am doing it from the 240v end on the PowerStation and converting it to 12v via the Victron, Autoterm dont say just how much power/amps the heater uses on startup on any of their literature.