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Safe to use Buck Boost 50A with a portable battery box in vehicle?

Is there any danger in using the victron buck Boost in a portable battery box setup in vehicle? The converter would sit in the box with the aux battery already wired up to it ( aux pos to output and aux neg to common stud)

So when the portable box is loaded into the back, the vehicle starter batt's input pos and neg make contact with the converter by Anderson plug.

In the manual it says "first connect all GND cables first, the battery and the chassis, and then only the positive cable."

It then warns of uncontrolled and unsecured currents.

Not sure if this is safe?

Orion DC-DC Converters not smart
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kevgermany answered ·

If the Anderson plug is on an unswitched supply, better to put a relay controlled by the ignition switch/switched supply. Then as long as you connect with ignition off, you're ok from neg/POS connection order. You could also do this inside the box, leaving out the ignition side.

Can the battery take the max output of the buck/boost? That you need to check with the manuals.

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