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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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time2roll
Nomad
Dec 19, 2018
OK and still you should have the basic amp rating of the alternator. I am sure it is plenty to drive that 20 amp DC-DC boost charger.

The alternator voltage will depend on time, temperature, rpm etc with the algorithm buried in the main computer. Probably considered proprietary information and not even available to the help desk.

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