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โMar-21-2018 09:06 PM
Kayteg1 wrote:cewillis wrote:
Those that want to learn -- will.
Not that easy. There is a lot in electricity that even professional electricians don't understand.
Like household wiring where 2 hot wires use single common.
Some houses had fire after electrician did some additional wiring.
With TC battery charging you have several factors, who interact and you can't judge one without considering the other.
- truck charging voltage (that on older trucks changed with rpm)
-voltage drop on long wire (that is changing depends on the amperage)
-max amp output the truck alternator can send
- max amp charge the battery will take without exploding
-time you have to charge the TC battery
- your choice of faster charge and shorter battery life, or the other way around?
Those are the issues I learned the hard way, even I never had intention to become electrician. I bet real pro will have more to add.
โMar-21-2018 07:26 PM
Grit dog wrote:
Youโre blowing the whole exploding battery thing out of proportion. What makes you think the alternator will send more amps to the camper battery than it does to the truck batteries?
โMar-21-2018 06:53 PM
โMar-21-2018 03:02 PM
cewillis wrote:
Those that want to learn -- will.
โMar-21-2018 02:56 PM
โMar-21-2018 07:13 AM
mellow wrote:Hemi Joel wrote:
I have never ran the batteries down enuff that the truck did not start, but I figure if I did, it should still start the generator to charge it back up.
I thought this myself, surprisingly the Onan generator takes a bit of juice to turn over. Ended up Having to get a jump start from a friend as I didn't feel like waiting for the solar to charge it.
After that I installed a Low voltage disconnect switch to my truck battery so it won't happen again.
โMar-21-2018 06:47 AM
Hemi Joel wrote:
I have never ran the batteries down enuff that the truck did not start, but I figure if I did, it should still start the generator to charge it back up.
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โMar-19-2018 03:19 PM
cewillis wrote:
Why would you want to use a smaller wire over a longer distance to charge TC battery(s)?
โMar-19-2018 03:14 PM
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