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opnspaces
Navigator III
Dec 03, 2019

Charging trailer battery while towing and smart charging

Opening a new thread from Link about newer vehicles and their smart charging systems so as not to derail that thread. Basically I'm just looking for a better understanding of the newer charging sys...
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time2roll
Nomad
Dec 04, 2019
The point of the DC-DC converter is such that you can ignore the voltage gyrations of the alternator and any voltage drop in the wire and get proper charging voltage on the trailer battery. You no longer care what the vehicle is doing or how it works.

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