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  • Bob , don't you mean 60a*14v 840 watts
    You know you can't charge 12v battery with 12v,bit requires a voltage, above battery nominal full charge which is 12.6v,
    A fully charged fla battery should read 13+v when charging is turn off
  • A very few RVers have a 48V solar, inverter, charger and battery. And a 48V to 12V DC to DC for the house.

    My Morningstar solar controller is limited to 60A output. That's 60*12 = 720W for a 12V output. If I switched to 48V then the limit is 60*48 = 2880W for that controller.

    While 2880W is a lot of power for boondocking, not so much for utility power:
    a 20A utility plug is 2400W, 30A is 3600W and 50A is 12000W available 24/7.

    Update: Per suggestion the above voltages are generic for comparison and actual battery charging voltages vary based on a number of factors including battery temperature. :R
  • Years ago I worked on 120+ volt DC systems. Series string 3 cell and even single cell batteries. Every voltage has its positive and negative advantages. Chuckle.

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