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john_kuhn
Explorer
Oct 03, 2016

maintaining house batteries with a trickle charger

I have a 26 ft class a rv . I rarely stop for more than 3 days but always "dry camp " but do sometimes get a low battery after 2 days . Would a trickle charger keep this from happening ? How much power would I need ? Price range? Does a trickle charger help to prolong battery life since the Rv sometimes sits idle for months ? I currently turn on my generator once a month to recharge the 2 house batteries .
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Oct 03, 2016
    How is a trickle charger going to get power? If you dry camp that generally means no electricity too. If you have a converter/charger it will recharge the house batteries when connected to 120VAC. If not then maybe its time to replace the converter.

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