jaquesdetroit
New Member
Evening all...
After lots of going back and forth on my choice of dc-dc charger options for my T6.1 Shuttle, I'm leaning towards the Victron Orion (12/12-30a). However, I'm scratching my head as to why the isolated version is the one most people seem to use in their builds, when a cheaper non-isolated version is also available? I get the idea of an isolated charger being valid in applications where the ground needs to run back to the starter battery due to a lack of a common ground (such as on a boat), but surely in a van, where there is indeed a common ground, what am I missing?
The only other thing I can see is there being a mention of an isolated system reducing interference with mobile phones, sat nav, etc. That being said though, I'm yet to see anyone run a ground back to the starter battery, and theres no suggestion of other devices being effected...
So, is there any real reason as to why I shouldn't save a few quid and buy the non-isolated version???
After lots of going back and forth on my choice of dc-dc charger options for my T6.1 Shuttle, I'm leaning towards the Victron Orion (12/12-30a). However, I'm scratching my head as to why the isolated version is the one most people seem to use in their builds, when a cheaper non-isolated version is also available? I get the idea of an isolated charger being valid in applications where the ground needs to run back to the starter battery due to a lack of a common ground (such as on a boat), but surely in a van, where there is indeed a common ground, what am I missing?
The only other thing I can see is there being a mention of an isolated system reducing interference with mobile phones, sat nav, etc. That being said though, I'm yet to see anyone run a ground back to the starter battery, and theres no suggestion of other devices being effected...
So, is there any real reason as to why I shouldn't save a few quid and buy the non-isolated version???
