Shore Power??
Hey guys, new to RV'ing and have a quick question. I have done some research regarding this, but most of the things I'm finding pertain to different amperage and which type of adapters to use. I h...
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AnEv942 wrote:
Well now I have to go and pull my battery cables...I know our old converter did not supply 12v directly, but responses here make me wonder if replacement does. Just out of curiosity-
How could it not supply 12V directly? The lights and water pump are just 12V loads and so is a battery that is charging. The converter can’t tell the difference. Now some older converters need a battery for balasting or they would either produce too high of a voltage or have excessive ripple but there would still be power to the system.
If your camper disconnect was between the battery and load center but the converter was connected on the battery side then I could understand.
There were also some old style ones that had a switch to choose battery or converter to supply the RV but couldn’t charge the battery from the converter. My sisters 1980’s Coleman popup had that.
