Ram 1500 - 12v power to trailer
I've upgraded my tow from a 290 hp station wagon to a 395 hp truck and it's really made a difference pulling my little Sportsman. One thing the Ram lacks, and it's minor, is the ability to charge t...
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APT wrote:
10A "charging" is pretty typical for modern TVs. How many hours are you driving that you need to restore 25Ah of net charging given you have 800Ah of capacity?
IMHO, charge at home, travel and maintain (or slight charge), consume while boon-docking. No need to charge @ high rate while driving.
I'm a heavy user of electricity and would rather use some of the truck's fuel to recharge the batteries while I drive, rather than listening to a generator when I get where I'm going.
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I'm going to price out having a car stereo shop run a 2 or 4 ga battery cable from the alternator, through a fuse and battery isolator, back to the hitch area, along with a similarly sized pigtail grounded to the frame somewhere near the hitch. Then I can use something like a fork-lift DC interconnect and a similar cable setup on the trailer to connect to the battery bank.
