Shore Power Question
When hooked up to Shore Power at a campsite or anywhere else. Am I charging both house and engine batteries hen connected.
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kidkasha wrote:
When hooked up to Shore Power at a campsite or anywhere else. Am I charging both house and engine batteries hen connected.
It depends.. On many RV's. Mine included, if everything is working, yes
On many others, if everything is working, Only the house
As others have said you can add a trick-l-start to handle the chassis
And on a few.. Everything is not working.
HOW TO TELL if your RV charges house, or both from shore power
Resting voltage on a Lead Acid "12 volt" battery is (fully charged) 12.6, Float voltage is 13.6 So grab ye old voltmeter after you have been plugged in for a day
If chassis and House are same voltage and it's over 13 volts then yes
if chassis is 12.6 or less, and house is 13
6 (Basically if chassis is BELOW 13 and house is above) then no
If both are below. you have a problem.
