Battery Charging and Management
First off, let me thank all of you that have been posting to this board through the years. We just purchased our first TT (Lance 2185) and picked it up last weekend. I have been reading your previou...
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DSMC Whiz wrote:This will depend on the converter and wire connection in the RV vs. what portable charger you plan to use.
I am planning to use the generator only when boondocking, but I want to be able to recharge the batteries at a quick pace, and from what I understand, it is much quicker to charge them directly, then it is to charge them if I plugged the generator through the TT power input.
I recommend upgrading the converter if needed long before fiddling with a portable charger. Although with the right equipment you can get a pair of low batteries to 90+% charge in about three hours of generator time with either system.
And I will give a plug for 100 to 300 watts of solar to reduce the generator time to the point you may start leaving the generator at home or running only to use the microwave etc.
