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Ignoramus3585
- Jan 1, 1970
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I am making an electrical box for my trailer. In it, there may be a
battery for supporting a breakaway controller as well as, perhaps, for
driving a 12V winch. Also a solar charger for it.
The box also has a LED light that would light up when the box is
connected to trailer.
Since I do not want the LED light to be on when the trailer is
disconnected (to not drain battery and to not give misleading output),
it needs a diode that does not let current flow "from trailer to truck".
What I would like is to find a low forward voltage drop diode. Specs
on the brake controller call for a 30A fuse, so, to be safe, it would
need to be a 50+A diode.
I would like to know what should work best for this application, is
there a diode with better voltage drop than standard 0.6-0.7 volts.
Can Schottky diodes be used?
thanks
battery for supporting a breakaway controller as well as, perhaps, for
driving a 12V winch. Also a solar charger for it.
The box also has a LED light that would light up when the box is
connected to trailer.
Since I do not want the LED light to be on when the trailer is
disconnected (to not drain battery and to not give misleading output),
it needs a diode that does not let current flow "from trailer to truck".
What I would like is to find a low forward voltage drop diode. Specs
on the brake controller call for a 30A fuse, so, to be safe, it would
need to be a 50+A diode.
I would like to know what should work best for this application, is
there a diode with better voltage drop than standard 0.6-0.7 volts.
Can Schottky diodes be used?
thanks