'Echo Charger' or 'Amp-L-Start' ?

Golden_HVAC wrote:

harley-dave wrote:
I did the separate charge for a while and got tired of hauling it out, having the hood unlatched, cords etc. so changed to the trik-L-start. Works great, and wasn't really difficult to install. I leave the charger at home now. Only time it gets used is occasionally at the storage facility.

Dave

You can take a 'portable' charger, install it in the basement, then connect one lead to the ground, and run another to the chassis battery. Install a 20 amp fuse near the battery, and you have a perminate set up, plug it into a nearby basement storage receptacle, and you are done. No need to think about it anymore.

In my motorhome, I ran a #12 wire from the house battery charger to the coach battery, with fuses at both ends, and a switch that I can turn on from the drivers seat, so that I can charge it once in a while if needed.

Fred.

I agree with above, but I think if you run your generator while traveling and your converter (or inverter) charges your coach battery then you will be charging from two different sources at the same time. The battery charger may compensate for this, but I don't know for sure. (Maybe someone can comment on this as I would like to know.) I've been thinking of installing the same battery charger setup, and I have a TV cutout relay to use to disconnect the battery charger when the ignition is on to eliminate the possibility of dual charging.

Fred (the other Fred) :)