Redarc DC-DC Battery Charger
I’m in the process of installing a Redarc BCDC1225D battery charger in my truck camper. I got it installed enough yesterday to give it an initial test, and was pleased to see that with the truck idlin...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Design a charging system that keeps the chassis battery in float mode as long as possible. 99.9% would be a start
True temperature compensation as measured at the battery
No cycling e-v-e-r. The alternator must keep the battery at float during the heaviest achievable chassis electrical accessory loading
The battery must see 0 milliamps parasitic draw.
David .... Right On with this summary!
What you say is part of the reasons why I have two permanently mounted voltmeters on the dash of my motorhome. One shows the voltage on the chassis battery and the other shows the voltage on the coach batteries.
I also have a permanently mounted ammeter on the dash that shows current flow - and it's direction - in the main negative cable connecting the coach batteries' negative terminals to the motorhome's steel frame.
These three meters, in combination, pretty much tell me what's going on with the motorhome's coach batteries at all times. What I can do about readings that I don't like on these three meters is beyond the scope of this post. ;)
