Added a battery to my Kamparoo, do I need a converter?

[Vinman]

As stated, I installed a 12v deep cycle AGM battery to run the furnace and a few LED lights, do I need a converter or can I just use a good quality charger capable of charging/maintaining AGM batteries?
In my mind I can't see why I would need a converter over a charger.
I will wire a couple of 120v outlets in the trailer that would have a cord out the front whenever 120v is available or when using a genny then simply plug the charger into the outlet inside.

Any reason for a converter?

 

[dwh]

RV converters are usually intended to power the 12v stuff when there is shore power available.

Unfortunately, a lot of them are intended to do only that, and do a crap job of battery charging, if they do any battery charging at all.

If you're powering off the battery and feeding power to the battery with a decent charger, then you don't need a converter.

Just make sure the charger is big enough to supply all the amps the 12v stuff is using and still have some more amps available to actually charge the battery.

 

[Vinman]

Thanks, I don't use a lot of 12v power, just a small Propex furnace fan and a couple of LED rope lights.
I'll pick up a 10-15 amp battery charger and call it good.

Vince