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:
...are there suggestions for higher amperage 12v chargers that I should consider using while boondocking....
Before that question can be answered, you have to tell us what converter the RV has?
More amperage is better but you can only go so high of a percentage of battery amphours. If the total AH are say 170 for two group 24 in parallel then the charger should be 20% of that which is displayed as C/20. C/20 would be a charger with 34 amp output. Your converter may already have that covered. You can go higher but C/20 is the commonly recommended rate of charge.
For a good portable charger you may want to look for a Vector 1093DBD.
I think you are making it a little too complicated. I suggest you connect your two batteries in parallel, go camping and see how it does using the converter. It often happens on forums that people read what others are doing and think it is necessary. Any modern RV is capable of performing fine for the average owner just the way it comes from the factory.
