Magnum normal float amp draw
Noticed the Magnum charger in my class A shows 4 amps plugged into to 50 amp shore power and then will go up to 16 amps and stay there. That seems excessive. My son's parked next to mine shows 4amp dr...
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You still didn't make it clear if it was AC or DC reading. If 4 amps AC that's 40 amps DC and pretty significant. If its the DC reading, it may be inaccurate on the Magnum below 10 amps as its using the AC current internally, from the manual:
"While inverting, the DC: A (Amps) displays a negative number to show the
battery current used by the inverter. If you are charging, the DC A (amps)
displays a positive number to show the amount of current delivered to the
batteries. The accuracy of this display below 1 amp AC (~10 amps DC @
12VDC) is not detected. When the current into or out of the batteries is
greater than 1 amp AC, the display accuracy is ±20%."
The BMK shunt meter has a tenth amp accuracy to and from the batteries but wont tell you what house load are drawing direct from the charger.
"While inverting, the DC: A (Amps) displays a negative number to show the
battery current used by the inverter. If you are charging, the DC A (amps)
displays a positive number to show the amount of current delivered to the
batteries. The accuracy of this display below 1 amp AC (~10 amps DC @
12VDC) is not detected. When the current into or out of the batteries is
greater than 1 amp AC, the display accuracy is ±20%."
The BMK shunt meter has a tenth amp accuracy to and from the batteries but wont tell you what house load are drawing direct from the charger.
