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lawrosa
Explorer
Mar 22, 2015

Charging with TV alternator... Mod with pics...

Finally finished my charging cable mod from TV alt/battery direct to camper batterys for dry camping... I did a small charge today and checked voltages only. My clamp on amp meter was not working.....
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time2roll
Nomad
Mar 24, 2015
Looks good to me. With #6 wire you will not get full alternator amps so no overload or burnout worries there.

Back in my pop-up days I would put one battery in the truck bed with a connection to the 7-pin to get some charge while touring the area. Actually worked fairly well. Solar has rendered this obsolete for me.

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