Costman13
Adventurer
Hello all,
I am very new to truck campers and a bit electronic illiterate. I have a new to me 2003 FWC Eagle and would like to be able to charge / maintain the house battery with the trucks alternator. I know that stock alternators were not designed to charge multiple batteries especially those which are 15 feet away. However, If all it did was maintain the house battery, and on extended trips slowly charge, that is better than what I have going on now. While cruising the internet I found a million complex ways to do this. Is there any reason as to why you could not use a simple battery isolation switch and a charge relay, like you would on a boat?
For example: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-120A-Add-A-Battery/dp/B000RZNP5K/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_i
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Cameron.
I am very new to truck campers and a bit electronic illiterate. I have a new to me 2003 FWC Eagle and would like to be able to charge / maintain the house battery with the trucks alternator. I know that stock alternators were not designed to charge multiple batteries especially those which are 15 feet away. However, If all it did was maintain the house battery, and on extended trips slowly charge, that is better than what I have going on now. While cruising the internet I found a million complex ways to do this. Is there any reason as to why you could not use a simple battery isolation switch and a charge relay, like you would on a boat?
For example: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-120A-Add-A-Battery/dp/B000RZNP5K/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_i
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Cameron.