Adding Batteries Separate From House Battery?
Hey RVers, My family and I have a 1990 Coachmen Leprechaun, and we are planning to go fulltime later this year. In the meantime, I am attempting to work out some of the major systems and hopefully ge...
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JYetzer wrote:
On the flip side, the breaker box is in the back, right next to where I'd want the battery bank. So here is the question. Can I build a battery bank and use it as "shore power"? So, Battery Bank -> Inverter -> Shore Power Cable?
Yes but that is usually not worth the trouble, especially if you have a generator.....or plan to get one.
What do you want to be able to run that isn't already powered off the batteries ?
And how would you charge the extra batteries ?
If there is a main DC fuse in that breaker panel, you might be able to tie your new batteries in right there, which would just increase your battery capacity.
And I gotta ask this:
Are you SURE that your house battery is under the hood of the "truck" ?? I don't have a lot of experience but that doesn't sound right to me.
