Battery Charging
2008 Lance Camper 845 - bought new in 2009 ... If I'm driving down the road, does the truck alternator charge my house battery just as it does my truck starting battery. OR, it there a separate b...
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Talked to Battery guy - bought a 90Ah SLA battery. Seems the cost for AGM or other options made it the best option. We're retired and don't boon-dock nearly as much as we once did - and most Florida and SE-USA campgrounds have WE ... so less likely we will need the extra power supply. We use very limited power at this point (all LED) and we do not watch TV or use much E-power except charging phones - laptops - camera batteries. We usually hit the sack shortly after dark, and up with the sun. I was just exploring options to see what is out there - equipment changes so frequently, we like to keep track. Thanks for the info y'all ... M44 & Genie
SLAs are good compact options for TCs. Only way to get 2-6v in our old TC without removing the tray. Worked great.
As far as your truck charging it, just check. Yes it should thru the 12v trailer pin.
Either when truck is on or constant power.
check your battery V unhooked from truck. Sb like 12.6v
start truck and check it. You should see immediate voltage rise
but also see if it’s always hot. If so remember you could drain your truck battery if you run everything down.
Yeah, I disconnect camper wire from the truck whether we have 110v or not. So, it only drains the camper battery for camper use. Propane Fridge, propane stove, propane heater (Two tanks - we hardly every use it all). All lights are LED, and we shut down for sleep fairly soon when dark arrives, and we wake up when daylight arrives. We've been truck camping since 2002, so have it down pretty well. Crossed the country five or six times, a few months trip at a time, mostly shoulder seasons, and summer in out of the way campgrounds - not crowded
