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WageSlaveEscapi
Explorer
Jun 06, 2013

Q: Charging a batt bank w/ alternator & mixing batteries

Hi, I've got an old Mazda B2200 truck (with a deep cycle starting battery) and a pop up camper and I'm making a battery bank with two trojan T105's. I've got a few questions, if you care to help, as I...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 06, 2013
Hi,

I wired a second charging path from the chassis battery to the house batteries. Use #8 to #4 wire and twin 50 amp auto reset circuit breakers, one at each end of the wire within 2 feet of the battery bank (or less).

Between my two charging paths I get up to 70 amps to the house battery bank.

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