Griff,
TreeSeeker - Your breaker panel and power converter is quite clean ... I'd even say remarkably so ... if it weren't for the light switch with an alligator clip attached to it, dangling in mid-air.
Well, you got me on that. It is a temporary setup so I could test my circuit. The switch turns off the connection from the converter to the battery so I can prevent overcharging. The wire clipped to it runs from a separate battery maintainer.
Note: I notice I used red wires. This is before I knew that white was used for positive in RVs, or at least in mine. I do notice a red and white in the picture, and these are stock. Hmm...
I was originally thinking of just replacing that switch with SPDT switch so I could set it to either charge by the maintainer or the converter.
I know the best option is to replace the converter/charger with a newer one that has automatic smart-charging/maintaining. And the generator would automatically smart-charge the battery when it powers the 110AC circuit. The downside of this option is that it costs around $250-300.
Oh, and yes, the current converter/charger puts out a constant 3amps at 13.6 volts which does boil the battery dry. I killed the existing battery and a new one before I figured all this out.
