generator charging 12V batteries
Going dry camping in two weeks. If I run my generator an hour in the morning and an hour in the late afternoon will that be enough to keep my batteries charged up. Two optima 12V batteries. Frig....
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You should be fine for a weekend. Just don't try and use the 12 volt outlet on the generator. It doesn't put out much. Plug in as if you are at a campground.
Realistically, you will only get up to 80-90% of full charge with 2 hrs per day but that's OK.
Assuming it's a pull start generator, your worst case scenario is a dead battery in the morning that you charge back up.
If this is something you are going to do regularly, you should look into your usage more and make sure you aren't being hard on the batteries but for a one off weekend, you should be fine if you keep your usage limited.
Realistically, you will only get up to 80-90% of full charge with 2 hrs per day but that's OK.
Assuming it's a pull start generator, your worst case scenario is a dead battery in the morning that you charge back up.
If this is something you are going to do regularly, you should look into your usage more and make sure you aren't being hard on the batteries but for a one off weekend, you should be fine if you keep your usage limited.
