Couple of questions about DC-Dc charging
I've been thinking about adding a DC-DC charger now that I've added 400 amp hours of AGM batteries. There are lots of useful posts but I haven't run into a couple of things I'm curious about. One ...
Forum Discussion
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Please describe to me how multi-stage charging benefits a battery bank on a very very long 10-hour vacation driving day?
Stick to the program: A high amperage integral voltage regulated alternator. An ECU charging unit is a totally different animal.
Specifically *current limiting* is the objective to safeguard the alternator.
Thank You
ok so you totaly ignored my question and just repeated what you already said. in this spicific case yes it was a agm which uses charge profiles very close to a starting batteryand I agree a full days drive wont hurt anything. in the case of LiFePo4 where it requires a higher charge profile and such (which is in the context most times I see DC to DC chargers brought up) how does this change.
and we are not sure what year the posteres truck is, maybe that should have been one of the first questions as ford started using ECU controled altanators in the early to mid 2000's so his truck could very well be one of them. maybe we sould ask now before we keep going with this line of recomendations. either way he won't harm anything going with the DC to DC charger.
