Battery Charging |
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Thinker
Senior Member Joined: 25 Feb 2013 Location: S. Mississippi Online Status: Offline Posts: 171 |
Topic: Battery Charging Posted: 24 Mar 2013 at 7:13am |
I do have the little Honda 2000i generator. It is super quiet. But we do like the National Park campgrounds where there are no gen hours. Our neice is a park ranger in the Tetons...
Our rig is pretty new and as soon as I figure out how to get the right bulb we plan to change all lights for LED bulbs. We are from Louisiana (AKA, flat, hot, humid). On one camping trip to the Tetons in July we were surprised how we were pulling for covers at night. So, AC is not a problem. Just lights. Our little gen has 12v battery charging output as well as the 120v AC... Don't think one will pull the AC but have not tried. We do have the companion set too, but that is a lot to carry. These things are super quiet though. Just a purrrrrrr.
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Tow Vehicle: 2013 Pathfinder 4WD R-POD Model 171
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 Mar 2013 at 1:13pm |
I'm planning on doing something like that very soon where I'll be mounting my genset on the front of my truck. I've been holding off on mentioning that until I get it built, but basically it will open on both ends for ventillation, open on the top and front to gas it up and start it, but completely close up while going down the road. I have all of my parts and just need to build it. My goal isn't noise reduction but weather protection on the road and in-camp. |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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renosteve
Newbie Joined: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Reno, NV Online Status: Offline Posts: 26 |
Posted: 24 Mar 2013 at 2:51pm |
Thanks again everyone. I now plan to run the generator in the faternoon for 1-2 hours to recharge to 70-80%. I plan to buil a 3-sided screen to shield noise from neighbors and still let the generator breath.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 Mar 2013 at 8:28pm |
Lead-acid batteries accept a faster charge the more discharged they are, so in general you'll do better (as in, use less fuel) by doing 1-2 hours every other day. Keep an eye on the resting voltage (no charge or load of any kind for 3 hours) to see just how discharged they are. Look at the battery voltage chart on this page: |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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