batteries in place of generator

[Al]

Dorn,
I believe you should wait till the middle of the summer to make
that call. If you pull your generator out, it will drive the resale
value of your bird down at least the cost of a new replacement one.
The charging capacity of your rig will have to be modified greatly to
meet the now amperage draw required to bring you batteries back to
full charge. The generator is much more fuel efficient to recharge a
battery bank than the main drive engine. We live in the deep south
so most trips, our generator is running along with the main drive
engine. I think is money better spent either repairing or replacing
your existing generator and not just tossing to the side.

Al Johnson
'96 BMC B100
Louisiana

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dorn Hetzel"
wrote:
>
> The gas generator on my 77FC35 isn't in the best shape. (hosed up
flywheel,
> takes many tries to find enough teeth to make it start, then
doesn't run for
> more than 5 minutes without starving for fuel... (or so it seems))
>
> I'm considering just pulling it out and filling the hole where it
used to be
> with a big pile of batteries and a big inverter/charger.
>
> My thought is that the generators weight in batteries would be a
lot of Amp
> Hours.
>
> I would also probably put in the biggest alternator I could get my
hands on
> for best charging and most useable power whilst on the road.
>
> I realize this arrangement probably won't run the much air
conditioning, or
> for long, but I don't have any immediate plans to boondock with the
air
> running
>
> Any thoughts? Anyone tried this with success or failure?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dorn Hetzel
> 77FC35
> Hogansville, GA
>
>
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