Battery charging with Champion 20001 question
I am brand new to this and am learning as I go (with the help of you fine folks :) ). I recently purchased a chanmpion inverter generator to charge my rv battery during the day. I plugged it in an...
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Thomas,
Your problem is not that uncommon these days.
Inverter type generators have no "sense of humor".
Depending on the type and age of you converter and batteries, the system could very well exceed the 16.5 amp limit for several milliseconds (plenty of time to shut down the generator). The 30 amp converter/charger should draw a maximum a lot like 3 amps at 120V, if it is a newer switching type, it can blast the supply if things aren't right.
It still might make it if there are no other loads. So, I suggest that you root around and look for where the other things plug in to the 120V. You may find things you did not expect. When you find them, make notes and label the power cables. Make sure that the water heater is off.
These things can be a pain to locate.
Matt
Your problem is not that uncommon these days.
Inverter type generators have no "sense of humor".
Depending on the type and age of you converter and batteries, the system could very well exceed the 16.5 amp limit for several milliseconds (plenty of time to shut down the generator). The 30 amp converter/charger should draw a maximum a lot like 3 amps at 120V, if it is a newer switching type, it can blast the supply if things aren't right.
It still might make it if there are no other loads. So, I suggest that you root around and look for where the other things plug in to the 120V. You may find things you did not expect. When you find them, make notes and label the power cables. Make sure that the water heater is off.
These things can be a pain to locate.
Matt
