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dpgerson
Explorer
May 12, 2017

boondocking with just a generator to recharge the batteries

Shouldn't it be possible to boondock indefinitely by just running a generator 3 hours a day (this time of year. I'm not talking winter)? By that I mean keep the batteries sufficiently charged. I use m...
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MFL
Nomad II
May 12, 2017
Something is not right! At 12.09 you are only half charged. Even a float charge on a charged battery will show 13.2-13.6, so your not charging at a high enough rate to fully recharge batteries in just 3 hours. Voltage while charging low batteries should be 14+.

Jerry

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