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Frank_Mehaffey
Explorer
Sep 30, 2018

charging of 2 camper batteries with truck alternator?

I have a 2013 Livin Lite 10' TC with 2 deep cycle batteries installed. I'm confused and/or confounded by the posts in different forums about charging the camper batteries with the tow vehicle. The...
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Lwiddis
Explorer II
Sep 30, 2018
Running the truck for two hours plus to charge the batteries is wasteful IMO. The absorption phase takes forever. Get a solar system. Beefing up your truck charging wire just gets you through the bulk phase faster.

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