Hi
I'm in the process of setting up my RV to run on batteries as we dont have shore power at our new camping spot.
Right now I am running a generator during the day, and 12v battery for the lights after 11pm
In the long term, I am going to install solar but we'll leave that for another day's discussion.
So I currently have 4 x 12v batteries wired in parallel, as below:
The batteries are connected to an inverter, which in turn goes to a transfer switch to alternate between generator and battery power for the trailer
My question is, how do I go about charging the batteries in this configuration, I dont want to be re-wiring them just to recharge every couple of days. Will I degrade the performance of one or more batteries if I just connect the pos/neg leads directly to an external battery charger? The inverter will be remote switched off during charging phase
hope someone can offer some advice
Thanks
Simon
I'm in the process of setting up my RV to run on batteries as we dont have shore power at our new camping spot.
Right now I am running a generator during the day, and 12v battery for the lights after 11pm
In the long term, I am going to install solar but we'll leave that for another day's discussion.
So I currently have 4 x 12v batteries wired in parallel, as below:
The batteries are connected to an inverter, which in turn goes to a transfer switch to alternate between generator and battery power for the trailer
My question is, how do I go about charging the batteries in this configuration, I dont want to be re-wiring them just to recharge every couple of days. Will I degrade the performance of one or more batteries if I just connect the pos/neg leads directly to an external battery charger? The inverter will be remote switched off during charging phase
hope someone can offer some advice
Thanks
Simon