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flyfishing48
Explorer
Dec 17, 2014

Battery Charging

My 5th wheel has a pair of 6 volt batteries and a 3 stage inverter/charger.
If I am boondocking and hook up a generator for and hour or so in the morning, would I be better off pluging in a battery charger to recharge the batteries or just let the 3 stage charger do its thing?

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  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Dec 17, 2014
    You need 40+ amps AND 14.4+ volts on the battery.
    Try each and see what you get.

    Or post model numbers for best answers.
  • mena661's avatar
    mena661
    Explorer
    Dec 17, 2014
    mbopp wrote:
    Depends on the converter and the wiring between it and the batteries. If it's a WFCO converter you're better off with a separate charger. If you have a Progressive Dynamics or IOTA converter and heavy gauge wiring to the battery, go with the on-board converter.
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  • mbopp's avatar
    mbopp
    Explorer
    Dec 17, 2014
    Depends on the converter and the wiring between it and the batteries. If it's a WFCO converter you're better off with a separate charger. If you have a Progressive Dynamics or IOTA converter and heavy gauge wiring to the battery, go with the on-board converter.

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