Converter Running Continuously
Got back from a trip and noticed two things. 1 - My battery was not charging up during my trip home. 2 - I've got the camper plugged in to my shore station and the converter has been running pretty ...
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The trip home is from engine alternator to batteries
It has nothing to do with your converter,
Which only works when there is 120v available
Your indoor charge indicator, idiot light, is next to useless
At one notch you where near dead
And (2) hours is not a full charge, more like 6 ? 12 hours, for full charge
Depending on you converter you put back about 40 amp hours, and probably need to put back 100 or more
The indicator was showing the charge voltage, the moment you stopped charging, the voltage started settling, you run the batteries down, you can expect the converter to take many hours for a full recharge
The alternator charge circuit is a separate issue
Or
Do you mean you were drinking home with the generator running and the batteries did not charge
With out meter readings of before, during, and after charge
We can't really tell you if the it's the batteries that are bad our the converter
It has nothing to do with your converter,
Which only works when there is 120v available
Your indoor charge indicator, idiot light, is next to useless
At one notch you where near dead
And (2) hours is not a full charge, more like 6 ? 12 hours, for full charge
Depending on you converter you put back about 40 amp hours, and probably need to put back 100 or more
The indicator was showing the charge voltage, the moment you stopped charging, the voltage started settling, you run the batteries down, you can expect the converter to take many hours for a full recharge
The alternator charge circuit is a separate issue
Or
Do you mean you were drinking home with the generator running and the batteries did not charge
With out meter readings of before, during, and after charge
We can't really tell you if the it's the batteries that are bad our the converter
