Charging the cranking battery February 21, 2012, 07:35:07 am Yahoo Message Number: 128698I know that driving my LD charges not only the motor's battery but the house batteries also. Does plugging into to shore power charge the motor's battery also? I have upgraded to a Progressive Dynamics converter/charger which is nice for leaving it plugged in at home.
Re: Charging the cranking battery Reply #1 – February 21, 2012, 08:56:17 am Yahoo Message Number: 128699QuoteI know that driving my LD charges not only the motor's battery but the house batteries also. Does plugging into to shore power charge the motor's battery also? No. There are various schemes for doing so, but outside of a complex arrangement of relays, all would involve running a new wire forward from the converter. A battery disconnect would eliminate phantom draws, and as long as the LD does not sit idle too long, that should leave the chassis battery charged enough to be good for several months without damage.Steve
Re: Charging the cranking battery Reply #2 – February 21, 2012, 09:15:40 am Yahoo Message Number: 128702No, the engine battery is isolated by a solenoid switch usually placed under the radiator fluid reservoir on the left side of the engine compartment. That is the best location to add a "Trik-L-Start" unit that senses a charging status at the house batteries and reconnects the engine battery to the coach batteries for all battery charging by the converter. It will disconnect when the coach batteries are in a discharging state (boondocking). Here is where you can find it:http://www.rvupgradestore.com/Ultra-Trik-L-Start-p/trik-l.htmPhoto of installation location: photos/album/873061147/pic/1729462803/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc>Hope this helps, Mike
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