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GoFish
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Jul 28, 2014

Charging the camper batteries with the truck motor

I have not been able to get a good charge to the camper house batteries using the truck alternator. I have the dual 105 amp alternator option on my 2004 Duramax for total of 210 amps of potential outp...
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DiploStrat
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Jul 28, 2014
GoFish wrote:

It seems like the regulator is sensing that the truck batteries are charged and it reduces the current output so that the camper batteries only get a trickle.


That is exactly what is happening.

Has anybody else found a way to get around this problem and allow the camper batteries to get a full charge from the alternators while driving?


Yes, my 2013 Chevrolet with 2x125A alternators routinely shows a charge rate, measured at the camper batteries, of over 150A.

Shoot me an e-mail and I will send you two papers that will show you one way to achieve the same sort of performance.

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