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heyobie
Explorer
Nov 11, 2022

Can I charge the house battery with the engine alternator?

I have a Class C, 1988 Ford 350 Travel Master with one good house battery. When I boondock in cold weather, my propane furnace can get me thru 1 night. If I want to drive to another non electric spot,...
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pnichols
Explorer II
Nov 29, 2022
heyobie wrote:
Which solenoid did you buy? I'd like to replace mine


Here's the Trombetta "Bear DC contactor" solenoid that I now use in our Class C that connects the coach batteries to the engine alternator system - note that the one I use is the 2nd one down in the chart, rated for 225 amps continuous duty, and is the version with silver contact material. It is not inexpensive, but IMHO on-the-road-reliability should be very high on one's list:

https://www.trombetta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bear-family.pdf

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