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mleekamp
Explorer
Jul 25, 2013

Battery charges when plugged into shore power?

When my RV is plugged into 110v (30a) power, does the battery charge? Or, is the power from the battery "shut off" once connected to other power source? Always wondered this as without elec hookup, ...
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jauguston
Explorer
Jul 25, 2013
The house battery will charge from your converter. Your chassis batteries may or may not. Disregard references to inverters. They have nothing to do with charging batteries. There are converter/inverters that are both in one package.

Jim

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