Camper Wiring question
2016 F350 Diesel I'm wiring my Lance Camper 6 wire plug in (truck side). The supplied cable uses 8 gauge wire for the 12v + and an 8 gauge for the 12v-. The instructions state I should install a 40...
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stufarmer wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:
I assume you have a deep discharge "house battery". Be aware, you will NEVER be able to but a "full" charge on the house batteries no matter how far you drive a day. Running your refrigerator while driving will just make matters worse.
If you plan on boondocking a lot, and are planning on using the vehicle charging system to recharge your house battery, get a DC-DC battery charger.
I didn't know that. Our new Camper ( Lance 1172) will have a Solar Panel, will that keep the batteries up ?
My solar panel does just that: keeps both my 100AH batteries charged and that's with the DC compressor fridge running. Driving the truck never charged up the camper batteries.
