Dry Camping with EU2000i & Trojans
I'm not completely understanding how these things all go together when dry camping. I am replacing my single 12v battery with two Trojan T-105 6v golf cart batteries. We plan to dry camp with no hoo...
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dmullen wrote:BubbaChris wrote:
I'd suggest you keep it on the simple side for a single 8-day trip. You don't need to change out your existing converter, 3 stage is good for this first trip. Do as suggested multiple times, use your shore cord through an adapter into the EU2000i.
You can give the converter a small advantage by not turning on Eco mode on the Honda for at least the 1st hour of charging each day.
Once you get through this trip, you can geek out over the options while planning more boondocking. One of the options I didn't see mentioned is buying the 12V Honda charging cables and running them straight to your batteries rather than going through any converter. But again, you don't need to weigh the pros/cons of this option for your first relatively short trip.
Thanks for the tip on the ECO mode.
That is not what ECO mode does. The generator output voltage is not linked to rpms.
Using ECO saves fuel with a constant load, or when cycling small loads. When large loads are cycling it is advised to turn ECO off so that the generator response time to the load decreases. A converter charging, even at full rate, is a constant draw and there won't be a difference ECO on or off unless there is an issue with the generator.
The charging 12V cables on the Hondas are 8A. They work in a pinch, but are slow.
