riah wrote:
I think its more related to the truck electronics than to the batteries, as charging the camper batteries off the truck is an issue with lead acid batteries as well! We had similar issue with charging our typical auto batteries (lead acid) we were using for our TC solar system. We too thought we should be able to charge them off the SD F350 as it had a second alternator, but it didn't seem to work very well. So now we are looking at the DC-DC charger option so that when we get our LiFePO4 replacement batteries we will be able to keep them charged when it's overcast and we are driving, as that seems to be a missed opportunity for us currently without it.
Agree, but check the wire going from your engine back to the camper plug. If it's way undersized, as is often the case, nothing else matters until that gets an upgrade. You can't blow a golf ball through a garden hose..... :)
That's a lesson I gleaned from folks here. It's all a system. Look at each section, start to finish and can each component along the way handle what the previous one is throwing at it.
And I also learned that camper electrical is better left to someone else. The tough part is finding that someone else that is trustworthy....
