charging battery on toad
I tow a Matrix and am wondering if it makes sense to use a battery charger to keep it charged along the way. It has to be set on ACC for it to be towed and the battery dies after a few days. I have ha...
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debandi wrote:
I have read many stories about batteries going dead while being towed. I have towed a HONDA CRV and a Saturn VUE for many miles and have never had a battery go dead.
I feel bad because its not happened to me.
If you feel REALLY bad about it, turn on the toad's headlights the next time you tow. :B
SCVJeff wrote:
All these diode posts and no one solves the current limiting problem for $.75.
If somehow the toad battery gets run down, no fuse, and you plug it back into the coach, there is an excellent chance of letting all the magic smoke out.
Huh? The current limiting device is the fuse. You ALWAYS fuse both sides of a charge line, right at the batteries. You fuse it to protect the wiring, and if the current exceeds that, the fuse blows.
There is no risk of "letting the smoke out" other than that. If you ran 1/0 wire, you could send the full output of the alternator safely.
