Charging Chassis Batteries
Is it OK to hook up a battery charger to the bank of chassis batteries without disconnecting them? I am plugged in to AC in my garage.
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the answer is YES. it is ok to do it that way...
it doesnt matter how many chargers one wants to connect, ALL chargers have built in regulators that will prevent one charger from damaging another... your unit is NOT a sailboat, but for the sake of explaination, we will use a boat as an example here..
its normal and common on sailboats to have an engine driven alternator, a shore power charger, and a solar array all connected into the system at the same time...
and they may all be working at the same time, but whichever charger is putting out the most amps is the dominant charger, and the others will automatically shut down...
when that dominant charger shuts off or quits working for some reason, the next most powerful charger will automatically wake up and take its place...
and if one chooses to connect ANOTHER charger into the system, it doesnt matter because the chargers know what to do... no worries.
it doesnt matter how many chargers one wants to connect, ALL chargers have built in regulators that will prevent one charger from damaging another... your unit is NOT a sailboat, but for the sake of explaination, we will use a boat as an example here..
its normal and common on sailboats to have an engine driven alternator, a shore power charger, and a solar array all connected into the system at the same time...
and they may all be working at the same time, but whichever charger is putting out the most amps is the dominant charger, and the others will automatically shut down...
when that dominant charger shuts off or quits working for some reason, the next most powerful charger will automatically wake up and take its place...
and if one chooses to connect ANOTHER charger into the system, it doesnt matter because the chargers know what to do... no worries.
