Folks,I have a buddy who has a Southwind. It has 2 6-volt batteries connected in series as house batteries. And, a 12-volt engine battery. I want to get him battery chargers/minders for his birthday. I know he’ll need a 12-volt charger for the motor, but for the 2, 6-volt batteries in series...do I need to get him a 6 volt minder, or a 12 volt?Best,Jack

You need a 12V one for the house battery as well. Two 6V batteries in series is a 12V battery (or, alternately, a 12V battery is just two 6V batteries permanently connected together in series). In either case you have six lead-acid cells strung together.

Coelacanth wrote:Folks,I have a buddy who has a Southwind. It has 2 6-volt batteries connected in series as house batteries. And, a 12-volt engine battery. I want to get him battery chargers/minders for his birthday. I know he’ll need a 12-volt charger for the motor, but for the 2, 6-volt batteries in series...do I need to get him a 6 volt minder, or a 12 volt?Best,Jack12V.

Ok, so for the 2, 6-volt batteries in series...hook to the (-) terminal on one and the (+) terminal of the second?Jack

Why not just plug in the RV and use the on board charging system?If that does not charge the chassis battery you can get him a Trik-L-Start combiner.https://www.lslproducts.net/TLSPage.htmlOtherwise you want the 12v minder. Probably one for each battery (house + chassis).

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Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jun 24, 2019
Let the owner of the RV determine how to properly connect the battery minder. The only thing you need to know is that a 12V system is what is required.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 24, 2019
X2 on the Trik-L-Start
time2roll
Nomad
Jun 24, 2019
Why not just plug in the RV and use the on board charging system?
If that does not charge the chassis battery you can get him a Trik-L-Start combiner.

https://www.lslproducts.net/TLSPage.html

Otherwise you want the 12v minder. Probably one for each battery (house + chassis).
Coelacanth
Explorer
Jun 24, 2019
Ok, so for the 2, 6-volt batteries in series...hook to the (-) terminal on one and the (+) terminal of the second?

Jack
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jun 24, 2019
Coelacanth wrote:
Folks,
I have a buddy who has a Southwind. It has 2 6-volt batteries connected in series as house batteries. And, a 12-volt engine battery.
I want to get him battery chargers/minders for his birthday. I know he’ll need a 12-volt charger for the motor, but for the 2, 6-volt batteries in series...do I need to get him a 6 volt minder, or a 12 volt?

Best,
Jack

12V.
DrewE
Explorer II
Jun 24, 2019
You need a 12V one for the house battery as well. Two 6V batteries in series is a 12V battery (or, alternately, a 12V battery is just two 6V batteries permanently connected together in series). In either case you have six lead-acid cells strung together.

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