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Cecilt
Explorer
Jun 02, 2014

Safe to charge battery while connected to shore power

My battery needs a good charge and I was going to charge it with my portable charger. Any issues of charging the battery while it is still hooked up on the camper and I am hooked up to shore power? ...
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beemerphile1
Explorer
Jun 03, 2014
kaydeejay wrote:
Bobbo wrote:
kaydeejay wrote:
His CONVERTER should be charging the battery.
An INVERTER will drain it real quick!

Unless it is an Inverter/Charger. ;)
Ain't this fun?
Wouldn't that sorta defeat the object of the exercise?
Lemme think about this, Invert 12V DC to 110V AC so it can run a charger to charge up the battery that the inverter is draining.
Aha - we have perpetual motion (Not!)



Obviously you are not aware that some rigs have an inverter that also functions as a converter/charger as needed.

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