What size converter charger should I get?
Our vintage travel trailer doesn't currently have one, but it came with a marine battery that's rated at 85 Amp/hours. The smallest converter chargers I'm seeing are 35 amp. Is this small enough?
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mrkoje wrote:
So again - please let the 1000s of RVers know how they are setting themselves up for disaster!
To the OP - I am sorry for the thread hi-jack. I know that your original question has been answered already.
If you are really sorry you will just STOP.
Nobody claimed there would be a disaster.....unless a cell in one completely shorts out which is rather rare.
The fact is that you won't quite get the capacity that you might expect. Other than that, and the tiny chance of a short, there is nothing wrong with doing it.
Two 6's in series is better because:
Deep cycle 6's with higher capacity are easier to find, generally last longer and won't cause a disaster if one or two cells shorts out. That's it.
The original "sky is falling" wording was a bit off base but your response likewise could have been more factual and less argumentative.
Chill please.
