Battery Boilers

[worktohobby]

Tom,

You'll have the master switch at your knee (pilots seat) and the
accessory disconnect in the overhead behind the driver. This should
disconnect all batteries loads that the factory originally planned.
Your microphor toilet and other options my be wired directly to the
batteries (like they did on mine) so turn that DC compressor off if you
have that option.

If your dumb chargers are the same that came with my 87 then their set
at 13.6 volts (a fairly safe voltage if accurate). I would think 2
hours a day would be addequate for battery maintenance. Check a coulple
of times to get a baseline. You wont need to use both (see which one
puts out the least voltage).

Any fourty amp smart charger could be left full on w/o issue for
storage needs. Pull out one of the old chargers locate the breaker for
it as both chargers should be on seporate brakers, drop the new charger
in there and turn it on at the breaker. It is an easy install and you
can just sit it in there for temporary.

Tape off any exposed leads or power cord prongs while working on the
chargers as all of your DC current shunts are directly below the
charger. A lead drops and POP....

Regards,

Don Duncan
1987 PT40
Beaverton, Oregon



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomas_sorrentino"
wrote:
>
> I just installed all new batteries and cables. I still have the old
> battery boilers and probably will have them at least until the
spring.
> In the mean time I keep the coach plugged in to 30 amps. My thought
is
> to keep the battery chargers plugged into a timer. Does any body have
> any experience as to how long to keep them on per day? One or two
> chargers? The goal is to keep the batteries topped off without
boiling
> them out!
>
> Tom Sorrentino
> 1987 PT38
> Bedford Hills, NY
>