replacing converter with conventional battery charger
my converter died. it plugs into a stand alone 110 receptical , can I put a conventional multi stage battery charger in its place?
Forum Discussion
x2 on what sch911 states.
An RV converter, ideally, is a high current smart battery charger (at least 3 stage), as well as a clean, low noise high current DC power supply. It's also designed to be stuffed inside a cabinet / hole with very little ventilation.
An automotive battery charger isn't a very clean source of DC, it doesn't need to be just to charge a car battery. It's also designed to operate out in the open and won't last long being closed away in hole.
If your camping season is ending soon and you want to use a charger from the garage for these last few weeks, go ahead, just be mindful of it getting too hot... connect it outside, directly to the battery rather than inside where the old converter is.
An RV converter, ideally, is a high current smart battery charger (at least 3 stage), as well as a clean, low noise high current DC power supply. It's also designed to be stuffed inside a cabinet / hole with very little ventilation.
An automotive battery charger isn't a very clean source of DC, it doesn't need to be just to charge a car battery. It's also designed to operate out in the open and won't last long being closed away in hole.
If your camping season is ending soon and you want to use a charger from the garage for these last few weeks, go ahead, just be mindful of it getting too hot... connect it outside, directly to the battery rather than inside where the old converter is.
