House/chassis battery issue
I have a 2007 Coachmen Concord DS275 and discovered that the only way to charge the chassis batteries is by the alternator. Shore power charges house batteries only. This is a real issue for me as th...
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I put a Trik-L-Start on my 2007 Class C (when I had one). Problem solved.
When the RV is plugged in to shore power, the converter/charger will be putting out AT LEAST 13.2v. Again, problem solved. (And, the Trik-L-Start only lets power flow one direction. Set to charge the chassis battery, it won't pull power FROM the chassis battery.)
That means the house battery must be charging from the converter/charger.
BFL13 wrote:
ISTR reading on here that there is a trick to the trickle start?
It only works when one set of batts is higher voltage or some such?
When the RV is plugged in to shore power, the converter/charger will be putting out AT LEAST 13.2v. Again, problem solved. (And, the Trik-L-Start only lets power flow one direction. Set to charge the chassis battery, it won't pull power FROM the chassis battery.)
BFL13 wrote:
Says here battery disconnect must be "on" (meaning "closed"? who knows???
That means the house battery must be charging from the converter/charger.
