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coolmom42
Explorer II
Oct 03, 2014

Best way to charge battery with free-standing generator??

A friend of mine is converting a cargo van to a very basic RV. He plans to install a large AGM battery as "house" battery, to run LED lights, electronics, and a vent fan. The house battery will ...
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skipnchar
Explorer
Oct 04, 2014
Trying to charge batteries from the unregulated circuit on the generator is a bad idea. It'll be very slow and unreliable. Best to get the battery charger of your choice and connect it to the generator for power.
Good luck / Skip

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