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draboo
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May 08, 2015

How does shore power work for the 12 volt system?

I am curious as to how the 12 volt system works when plugged into shore power. Does the inverter keep the batteries charged, and directly power the 12 volt stuff on the motorhome, or do the batte...
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sch911
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May 08, 2015
When plugged in to shore power your 12V system is powered by the on-board CONVERTER. The converter also charges the battery(s). If you have an INVERTER it is used to provide 120V AC power, usually for a few outlets or devices when not connected to shore power. The house battery(s) should be connected even while on shore power for everything to work properly.

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