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coolmom42
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Jun 26, 2014

Charging house battery from alternator---disconnect switch??

I saw a post (either here or in the Class B section) about exactly how to wire a house battery to charge off the alternator. The description included directions on how to wire a switch to disconnect ...
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coolmom42
Explorer II
Jun 26, 2014
rich85704 wrote:
Wait -- doesn't the house battery *usually* charge off the alternator when driving? I'm confused.

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Yes.

But in a retro-fitted camper van--which I am thinking about doing--there needs to be a switch to isolate the house battery during use so as not to drain the chassis battery accidentally.

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