skipro3 wrote:
There is some really TERRIBLE advice on this thread.
First, your RV has a 12 volt CHARGER. It is NOT meant to run ANYTHING. It is meant to charge your batteries. Your batteries run the 12 volt stuff. If you try to run your 12 volt stuff off your charger without batteries bad things can happen to the 12 volt stuff AND to the charger.
If you don't believe me and you need specifics on how or why a charger system is not designed to run loads, then go do the research.
Second, there is no reason to disconnect your batteries during the normal life of the RV unless maintenance or replacement is required. Even flooded batteries do not need to be disconnected from the charger. Doing so in order to keep electrolyte from evaporating is bad maintenance. Regular check on the battery electrolyte is required for flooded batteries. Trying to avoid this by disconnecting the batteries from the charger is bad and lazy and likely to end up with dead batteries when you forget to plug the charger back in.
Actually Progressive Dynamics (intelli-power) is designed to run an RV with no battery connected.
And BTW the converter holds voltage of the RV above 13.2 volts in which case NO power will come out of the battery. Discharge will not happen until voltage sags below 12.8 volts.
