I was considering using a ac/dc trickle charger or solar charger for my MOHO batteries instead of using the onboard inverter and keeping the rig plugged into shore power. Has anyone tried that?
I've got 6 house 12V batteries and assume they are in parallel since everything inside is 12v. If one attaches the leads to the first would that then charge the rest? I have two engine batteries and haven't checked if they are series or parallel. It's a diesel engine so not sure if that's 12 or 24v starter. If they were to be two 12s in series, how would you attach the cables to that?
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Mustang03: If it's a 24V system be careful of charging the batteries. They must both be equal in charge or the weaker will ruin the other. When I used to run heavy equipment, I'd replace both batteries. Charging one then the other often doesn't work. Maybe someone else has run into this. I can't say for sure how it's setup on a MH.
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