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10 amp battery charger thinky - scoggins_jim - 03-20-2006 13:11 For what it may be worth. Every now and then I see folks get in a tizzy because there charger quit working. Several years ago I was a volunteer in a National Park and we were staying in my 86 Bluebird. Obviously, it was not an "all electric" coach. At any rate the charger went out. We were about a 100 miles from where I could get something done about it. On a bet, I hit a NAPA store for one of their standard 10 amp automotive chargers. I hooked it to the bank of 6 batteries (6 volt batteries wired in 3 banks of two resulting in 3 12 volt sources). We lived off it just fine for over 30 days. So, charger failure does not have to be a complete show stopper. Got it fixed when it became convenient to do so. For my current coach I carry a True Charge 40 as a spare --I stumbled on at a garage sale. Regards, Jim Scoggins 04 M380 |