wbwood wrote:
Dumb question here as I have no experience with generators. I'm seriously considering getting one of these for dry camping and emergency home use. My initial usage would be to charge the batteries. How does one do this with the generator? Do you use a 30-15 amp dogbone and plug the camper directly into it and let the converter charge the batteries? Or is there a different and/or better way of doing it. I'm liking the price....
For a single Generator, a 30 amp RV to 15 amp standard dogbone would work well - the 30 amp RV to 15 amp simple adapters that I've tried don't plug to well directly into this generator's standard receptacle(s). Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Conntek-14200-1-5-Foot-Pigtail-Connector/dp/B002IZKDHK/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1345613232&sr=8-14&keywords=30+15+amp+adapter
You may want to search back through this thread for converter models and overload issues - as I recall, some folks had problems with converters kicking these little champion generators into overload when attempting to charge their battery banks if the battery bank had been too heavily discharged.
