Charging batteries with the engine
Hi all. I have a 2011 triple e senator 25d. Great motor home. E450 v10. Just curious, what is the output of the alternator vs the standard converter? It seems to charge the house batteries...
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One of the many advantages of a large gasser vs the Mercedes {or other diesel} is the ability to let the gasser idle for extended periods of time. {Don't even think about trying this with a diesel}. :S
I have only availed myself of this feature twice, once to run the dash AC when the roof unit was overpowered by the heat and humidity in an Illinois cornfield {where our small RV park was located}. This kept us cool and comfortable while we waited and hopefully were missed by the multiple nearby tornadoes {a very long and spooky afternoon}. :E
The second time my aging house bank ran down due largely to a lot of furnace run time overnight and the generator would not start. I just let the V-10 idle for an hour and this recharged the house bank more than enough to fire up the genny. Yes, when I got home I replaced the 4-year-old house lank {2 group 27 true deep cycles}.
Our 2012 Nexus only has 81 hours on the generator despite having 48,000+ miles. This is due largely to the fact that my house bank is more than capable of sustaining us for 3 or even 4 days. Like most folks we just don't use much DC power. Our typical pattern is to stay no more than that at any one location. Driving for just a few hours to our next stop inevitably recharges our house bank to nearly full and the cycle begins anew.
Most of the time I end up running the genny not because I lack power but to exercise it. I always make sure to put a serious load {AC, water heater etc} for an hour on the genny when doing so. Works for me.
:C
I have only availed myself of this feature twice, once to run the dash AC when the roof unit was overpowered by the heat and humidity in an Illinois cornfield {where our small RV park was located}. This kept us cool and comfortable while we waited and hopefully were missed by the multiple nearby tornadoes {a very long and spooky afternoon}. :E
The second time my aging house bank ran down due largely to a lot of furnace run time overnight and the generator would not start. I just let the V-10 idle for an hour and this recharged the house bank more than enough to fire up the genny. Yes, when I got home I replaced the 4-year-old house lank {2 group 27 true deep cycles}.
Our 2012 Nexus only has 81 hours on the generator despite having 48,000+ miles. This is due largely to the fact that my house bank is more than capable of sustaining us for 3 or even 4 days. Like most folks we just don't use much DC power. Our typical pattern is to stay no more than that at any one location. Driving for just a few hours to our next stop inevitably recharges our house bank to nearly full and the cycle begins anew.
Most of the time I end up running the genny not because I lack power but to exercise it. I always make sure to put a serious load {AC, water heater etc} for an hour on the genny when doing so. Works for me.
:C
