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jjrbus
Explorer
Feb 10, 2023

Battery isolator charge vehicle battery on shore power

I have a new to me 02 Roadtrek on a Chevy chassis. There is what looks to be a newer 4 post isolator, I see no name brand or specs on it. I have been RV'ing long time and never had an isolato...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 16, 2023
jjrbus wrote:
The idea is to keep the battery charged when sitting next to the house. Traveling it has never been a problem.


That is why I added some solar with a trik-l-start on my class C.

For my car I added a timer and a 2 amp charger. I know the parasitic loss was about 3 amp-hours per day--so I charge it for 2 hours per day.

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