Tell Honda About the 12V Charging Feature

I used the 12v off the Honda to Equalize as an experiment following a suggestion by a forum member to do that. It worked quite well. One interesting thing was how the 12v charger on the Honda got the batts to a higher voltage with Eco off than with Eco on.

Otherwise I have never used it, but that is because I have portable chargers handy.

I power our 15 amp manual battery charger with our Honda 1000 for charging batteries and plug into the power plug that hooks to the truck. Much better for our 4 12 volt batteries. This is just for an emergency or boondocking .

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pnichols wrote:
How about:

1) Fuel injection.

2) An altitude adjustment knob like Onans have - so jet changing is no longer necessary for camping in the mountains.

Sure, why not go diesel, with a DPF filter and SCR for Diesel exhaust fluid to keep the NOX levels down too. Diesel won't ever have alcohol additive in it. Probably 30 to 40% more efficient once warmed up too.

Also, no need for altitude adjustment with diesel.

How about:

1) Fuel injection.

2) An altitude adjustment knob like Onans have - so jet changing is no longer necessary for camping in the mountains.

Snowman9000 wrote:
I did the survey. I bet 95% of respondents will say they have never used it. Probably the smartest thing to do is to get rid of it, and add value in some other way. That said, I did ask for a 40a smart charger. :) But let's be real, that would add a lot of bulk, and expense.

When you can buy new PD9245's on Ebay for $120 plus shipping... with the $25 pendant included... it can't be that expensive.

A Honda Eu2000I Boondocker.

I did the survey, rather have a fuel shutoff valve !

I did the survey. I bet 95% of respondents will say they have never used it. Probably the smartest thing to do is to get rid of it, and add value in some other way. That said, I did ask for a 40a smart charger. :) But let's be real, that would add a lot of bulk, and expense.

45 to 60 amp 3 stage smart charger 14.4V bulk mode, 14.1V float mode at 90% charge, and 13.7V maintain mode at 100% charge. Comes with clamp on charger cables for battery terminals. Many RV folks would appreciate that quick charge feature.

See Progressive Dynamics 9245 9260 models or Iota smart chargers for ideas, for reverse engineering.

Thanks for all the great responses so far. To make sure they are all captured, please be sure to do the survey and you can add comments at the end.

-Robert@Honda
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding is my opinion alone.