Victron Galvanic Isolator VDI-64 A
- Brand:
- Victron Energy
- Part no:
- GDI000064000
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Specifications
- Type
- Galvanic isolator
- Rating
- 64 A
- Ingress rating
- IP67
The Victron Galvanic Isolator VDI-64 A guards against electrolytic corrosion by stopping stray low-voltage DC that arrives through the shore power earth wire. Inside are two diodes wired in anti-parallel, and they conduct at about 1.4 Vdc. It has a maximum current rating of 64 A and a 6,400 A peak current rating. The enclosure is rated IP67 and the DC connections are M6 bolts.
Our take
The roughly 1.4 Vdc conduction threshold is how this isolator works. Below it the two diodes block the stray DC behind electrolytic corrosion, while a higher fault voltage passes through so the residual-current device can trip.
From our buying guide
On a boat subpart I covers, an electrical component must not ignite fuel vapor around it unless it is isolated from gasoline fuel sources. Ignition protection is the maker's statement.
Check before you buy:
- 33 CFR 183 subpart I applies to boats that have a gasoline engine, except an outboard, so a gasoline generator counts.
- Ignition protection on a charger or switch is the maker's statement, so read what it says and which standard it names.