'Echo Charger' or 'Amp-L-Start' ?
My '06 Monaco Diplomat was not set up by the factory to charge the chassis battery bank while connected to shore power. (coach came with four 6 volt house batts and two 12 volt chassis batts, no s...
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Never heard of the AMP-l-Start but have the Trick-L-Start (NOTE not proper spelling as I recall)
And the Echo Charger... Biggest difference seems to be price.
As to putting in a dedicated 3-stage charger for the chassis....
No need to open hood or string cables save during install.. Just like the house hook it directly to the battery.. or to a handy connection point away from the battery (How I'd do it) and plug it in , 3-stage converters like a small progressive Dynamics 9200 are designed to remain hooked up full time, no need to disconnect though you MIGHT wish to remove 120vac before starting engine.
And the Echo Charger... Biggest difference seems to be price.
As to putting in a dedicated 3-stage charger for the chassis....
No need to open hood or string cables save during install.. Just like the house hook it directly to the battery.. or to a handy connection point away from the battery (How I'd do it) and plug it in , 3-stage converters like a small progressive Dynamics 9200 are designed to remain hooked up full time, no need to disconnect though you MIGHT wish to remove 120vac before starting engine.
