charging rates
We are planning a fall trip using state and national forest sites that no electrical hookups. Idea is to stay at each site a day or two and move on. Traveling between sites, what battery recharge ra...
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A 12V activated DC 80 amp starter solenoid is only $26.99 today or a 250 amp constant with a 360 amp capacity short time capacity Perko marine barrel switch is $42.45 presently, so neither is expensive. Either will do the job of sending amps from batteries to start the vehicle's engine and especially if left connected for a couple minutes before turning the ignition key. An RV'er friend bought both last summer when we wired his truck to RV charging system.
#2 gauge or #4 gauge copper wire carries a whole lot more amps than an #8 gauge copper wire if you really want to recharge a battery bank of more than one battery in a short time. Using the vehicle chassis and the RV frame for the ground has a LOT of resistance and it's so much better and efficient to have both + and - large gauge copper wires/cables for the higher amps delivered charging circuit.
#2 gauge or #4 gauge copper wire carries a whole lot more amps than an #8 gauge copper wire if you really want to recharge a battery bank of more than one battery in a short time. Using the vehicle chassis and the RV frame for the ground has a LOT of resistance and it's so much better and efficient to have both + and - large gauge copper wires/cables for the higher amps delivered charging circuit.
