Basic battery charging and solar question
I have a Surveyor 245BHS with 2 6v batteries wired in series. The RV dealer told me that when I'm plugged in to charge, the trailer doesn't recognize when the batteries are fully charged and will kee...
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donn0128 wrote:
How old is your trailer?
Boins wrote:
Its brand new, the guy who told me was the service tech.
Then the "tech" doesn't know what he's talking about. Years ago, sure, but for at least the last ten years trailers of every stripe have been equipped with converters with at least a 3-stage charger that won't overcharge your battery. Likely as not you have a WFCO converter and while it's certainly not the best (none of any I've owned have ever gone into full bulk charge mode at the advertised 14.4 volts) it certainly won't overcharge your battery. If it's convenient to you to simply plug your trailer into shore power while it's being stored then do so and allow the converter's charging system take care of the rest.
