Inverter to charge battery
Hi Very new to truck campers. I have a single 12 volt group 27 lead acid deep cycle in my camper. I have an 1100 watt inverter in my truck(6 cyl Tacoma). If I plug my shore power w/adapter into the in...
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Mickey Finn wrote:
Thanks everyone for all the input. I'm still confused on at least one point. Is there any difference to my camper battery if the shore power line is plugged into shore power vs. into my inverter with the truck engine running? Certainly the wire from the starter battery to the inverter to shore power is far heavier than the light wires in the trucks electrical system
Wire heft is only one factor. Yes, the 110VAC will travel very efficiently across the shore power cord to the converter, but the "change of state" of the power at each end of that cable is far more wasteful than even the light wires in the truck's electrical system.
For sure the trickle charger in your campers converter will not charge the battery any faster than the factory wiring in your truck.
If you run a heavier wire specifically for charging the camper battery, even that is no longer a concern.
