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Kayteg1
Feb 04, 2020Explorer II
I found my factory charger in Fleetwood a lousy one.
The 2001 model is not smart, so it delivers voltage that will boil the batteries dry in long storage, but it goes into overheat very fast.
When I had discharged batteries, even in only 85F the charger would run for a minute, than overheat would kill it for several minutes and than another minute of charging. So after 2 hr of generator run my batteries were still low.
For such incidents I am carrying smart charger with 25 amp continuous charge.
The 12V charging circuits some generators have supposebly delivers "dirty" power, so I would not use it. Worth checking with manufacturer as technology changes and hopefully new generators have it improved.
The 2001 model is not smart, so it delivers voltage that will boil the batteries dry in long storage, but it goes into overheat very fast.
When I had discharged batteries, even in only 85F the charger would run for a minute, than overheat would kill it for several minutes and than another minute of charging. So after 2 hr of generator run my batteries were still low.
For such incidents I am carrying smart charger with 25 amp continuous charge.
The 12V charging circuits some generators have supposebly delivers "dirty" power, so I would not use it. Worth checking with manufacturer as technology changes and hopefully new generators have it improved.
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