LuvMT wrote:
Charging from the generator is my biggest concern. When I get home I just plug the RV into the house and the batteries get their charge for next time, but when out in the sticks I need to recharge the batteries as quickly as possible without running a 4000 watt generator for 5 hours. Why is the charging different when running the genset compared to being plugged into a house outlet? Does the 4K gen not put out enough juice? Or did they wire it up differently? I was under the impression that the converter/charger does not know where the 120v is coming from (house or generator) and that it converts and charges the same either way?
The difference is TIME. Three days at home no big deal. Running a generator over three hours for a 65% charge is hopelessly weak.
Introduce 14.4+ volts and you are in the 90% zone in 2 to 4 hours every time.
