Charge Line Cost
There has been a lot of discussion on charge lines being added to supply 12v to the toad. What is a reasonable cost for materials and installation by a dealer? I assume the ideal time to add a charg...
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2chiefsRus wrote:
Toad Charge
This is what we use. Don't know how much a dealer would charge you to install it.
I've seen that Toad Charge system. Always thought it was a bit expensive, and made things a bit more complicated than it needed to be. I like RVi's towed battery charger product much better. Costs half as much, and much more simple to install. If I was to purchase a product for this, it would be the RVi unit.
You can have the dealer install a product like that, or have them do it the simple way I and many others have - Just run a (fused on both ends!) wire between + terminal of MH and + terminal of towed vehicle. Usually, there will already be a fused charge wire you can use on the back of the MH, so you just have to wire that through your umbilical cord to + terminal of towed battery. Ground should already be provided in the tail light wiring, so you only have to route one wire to + terminal.
As to what the dealer would charge: Should not really be that much, especially if you have them do it as part of the deal when they're doing the wiring for tail-lights, anyway. I'd guess no more than an extra 1/2 hour or hour labor plus the parts.
