Inverter/Charger for 2 banks.

You want a marine type battery switch. Something like this:

Marine Battery Switch

I found this, which I think is more in line with what I was thinking. I would like to charge them separately rather than using a switch to essentially turn the two banks into one.

http://www.xantrex.com/power-products/power-accessories/auxiliary-battery-charger.aspx

roostonu wrote:
I'm looking for an inverter/charger that can charge the starter and house battery banks independently. Is there such a thing or a way to make it happen from a single charge output? Thanks.

Not an inverter but a two bank 10 amp waterproof outdoor charger...

https://no.co/gen2

lawrosa wrote:

roostonu wrote:
I'm looking for an inverter/charger that can charge the starter and house battery banks independently. Is there such a thing or a way to make it happen from a single charge output? Thanks.

Not an inverter but a two bank 10 amp waterproof outdoor charger...

https://no.co/gen2

I know there are many ways to charge the two banks, but I'm looking for inverter/chargers specifically.

I answered my own question though with a little more research.

roostonu wrote:

I answered my own question though with a little more research.

And maybe you would like to share it with the rest of us ??

My RV is set up to do that off of a single "standard" converter/charger. I think it does it via a rather simple "battery controller" and a solenoid. It charges both going down the road too.
It appears that the ONLY time the two "banks" are isolated is when the engine is OFF and there is no shore power (and no generator).

A good bit less expensive than the Echo~charge (and quite well regarded) are the LSL Trik-L-Start and higher current Amp-L-Start devices that do the same basic thing and operate in a very similar manner.

You want to just have the inverter charging the primary house battery. Any inverter/charger will do this.

Add a battery combiner to charge the chassis battery. For continuous power probably a 5 amp Trik-L-Start is fine to keep the chassis battery topped up. If you need heavy charging on the chassis battery you need a bi-directional relay that senses charging voltage, aka BIRD.

Magnum Energy should have what you need. Check out the ME-SBC Smart Battery Combiner

Use it with a Magnum Inverter+Charger, like the 3000 watt 12v hybrid model.

The "low cost solution" would be hook up the long wires to the vehicle battery and run them back to a Schumacher charger plugged into an AC outlet off of the inverter. Make sure to use adequate size wire, but you probably really just want a trickle charge anyway.

theoldwizard1 wrote:
The "low cost solution" would be hook up the long wires to the vehicle battery and run them back to a Schumacher charger plugged into an AC outlet off of the inverter.

I was going to suggest that too BUT.....people want what they WANT and don't want to hear about simple alternatives once their mind is made up......sometimes.

For instance, mine has a 110 AC outlet up front near the engine compartment. If I needed to do this, I would mount a tender-type small charger behind the dash or in the engine compartment and run the battery wires the short distance to the battery......and leave it plugged into AC all the time. Whenever the 110 supply is hot from any source, the battery maintainer would be active.