House battery charging options
We are 4 months into our new travel trailer and having never owned one before I have some questions about battery charging. I was wondering if while camped, would plugging back into my running tow ve...
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DrewE wrote:
Plugging into your running tow vehicle will generally not charge very quickly; by the time the current gets through all the (fairly small) wires and connectors between the alternator and the trailer battery, you have enough impedance that you'll only get a slow charge. A better option to use the tow vehicle alternator would be decent jumper cables between the tow vehicle and the trailer battery more directly.
I disagree with that last statement !
A much better option would be a DC-DC battery charger. Renogy 20A or 40A. $111 - $170 on Amazon
etrippe wrote:
Trailer has 1 12v. battery, and most likely low quality.
When it dies, replace it with two 6V golf cart batteries.
