Extra Batteries and Inverters
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It is a maze there, so it takes some studying to make the best choice (not saying poorer choices will not work). So some pointers I experienced
- inverters don't have transfer switches. Inverter-chargers do, but for lot of $$$
-not all chargers are equal. Some of them are design just for charging, when in RV you need a maintainer who will supply constant voltage
-factory RV converters of latest generation are design to work parallel with batteries, meaning they supposed to keep maintaining voltage of about 13.5V. But for the big money they cost, the 13.5v is not always true, so monitor it.
Lance made bigger charging cord for running refrigerator on 12V, but that require redoing truck wiring, fuse and relay. That means lot of work on your truck for still unreliable power supply. Most of owners run fridge on propane and cut the Lance plug off, replacing with standart you can put directly into your truck adapter.
-those who really want to run camper on 12V, put big wires and designated HD plug for transfering 12V from truck to camper. That is pretty big task.
- inverters don't have transfer switches. Inverter-chargers do, but for lot of $$$
-not all chargers are equal. Some of them are design just for charging, when in RV you need a maintainer who will supply constant voltage
-factory RV converters of latest generation are design to work parallel with batteries, meaning they supposed to keep maintaining voltage of about 13.5V. But for the big money they cost, the 13.5v is not always true, so monitor it.
Lance made bigger charging cord for running refrigerator on 12V, but that require redoing truck wiring, fuse and relay. That means lot of work on your truck for still unreliable power supply. Most of owners run fridge on propane and cut the Lance plug off, replacing with standart you can put directly into your truck adapter.
-those who really want to run camper on 12V, put big wires and designated HD plug for transfering 12V from truck to camper. That is pretty big task.
