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opnspaces
Navigator II
Dec 31, 2018

Why have I dealt with this charger for 13 years?

My 2005 Jayco has an IOTA 40 amp converter charger that has always struggled to charge the batteries while on generator. Well this weekend I finally got curious enough to put a meter on it. While I di...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jan 01, 2019
BFL13 wrote:
"But, be careful shopping for a charger, they advertise peek amps that are unrealistic. Some say 80 amps and are really only 20"

Do you have any examples of that, and what the set up with wiring etc was?
Usually those will be portable chargers with a start/boost setting for getting a car started with a low battery.

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