Charging 6 V. batteries while boondocking?
Which is the best way to charge 6V batteries when boondocking? Should I just hook the 1500 watt Honda generator to the shore power cord or hook the generator to a battery charger to the batteries. ...
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I would connect the trailer shore power cable directly to the generator 120VAC receptacle using a RV30A-15A ADAPTER (WALMART)
This is what the 30A-15A long "DOGBONE" type adapter looks like
This will allow your on-board CONVERTER/CHARGER to recharge your two 6VDC Batteries just like it does when you are on SHORE POWER.
Your problem may be however that the 1500WATT Generator may not be large enough to run your converter/charger unit especially if other items in the trailer are on when you connect to your generator. I would turn off (FLIP BREAKERS) everything except the CONVERTER/CHARGER unit while doing this. If your CONVERTER/CHARGER is a smart mode unit it will take about three hours of generator run time to re-charge your batteries back up to their 90% charge state if you had them discharged below 50% charge state.
This is what we do every morning when camping off the power grid starting at 8AM when we are allowed to run our generator at the camp ground.
We use a 2KW Honda Generator and our Converter/Charger is a PD9260C. My battery bank is three GP24 85AH 12VDC Interstate batteries giving me 255AHs of capacity.
Roy Ken
This is what the 30A-15A long "DOGBONE" type adapter looks like
This will allow your on-board CONVERTER/CHARGER to recharge your two 6VDC Batteries just like it does when you are on SHORE POWER.
Your problem may be however that the 1500WATT Generator may not be large enough to run your converter/charger unit especially if other items in the trailer are on when you connect to your generator. I would turn off (FLIP BREAKERS) everything except the CONVERTER/CHARGER unit while doing this. If your CONVERTER/CHARGER is a smart mode unit it will take about three hours of generator run time to re-charge your batteries back up to their 90% charge state if you had them discharged below 50% charge state.
This is what we do every morning when camping off the power grid starting at 8AM when we are allowed to run our generator at the camp ground.
We use a 2KW Honda Generator and our Converter/Charger is a PD9260C. My battery bank is three GP24 85AH 12VDC Interstate batteries giving me 255AHs of capacity.
Roy Ken
