RickS Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 A trickle charger will not do what Rick suggests above....you will be using more than it is putting in. The trickle charger works well to simply maintain the bank, but that assumes no usage other than a parasitic draw. "As long as you have your battery charger plugged into that shore power kit is keeping the batteries above the low voltage cutout setting" Battery Minder has many different chargers with higher amp ratings. The above statement is still correct if the charger you purchase can keep the batteries above LVD level. Also, if you keep the batteries in a fully charged state you will be able to run the heater for many hours. Lot's of OTR truckers rely on these for their down time in the winter months. Evidently I have a after market inverter. The kit Rick refers to has a male plug end which I believe plugs shore power. My male plug is plugged into the inverter .Can I unplug it and plug it directly into shore power there? You can plug in the shore power kit to power the AC side. Then when not plugged into shore power you would have to switch back to the inverter to power your AC outlets. This is why many inverters have built in transfer switches so you do not have to do it manually. Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 "As long as you have your battery charger plugged into that shore power kit is keeping the batteries above the low voltage cutout setting" Battery Minder has many different chargers with higher amp ratings. The above statement is still correct if the charger you purchase can keep the batteries above LVD level. Also, if you keep the batteries in a fully charged state you will be able to run the heater for many hours. Lot's of OTR truckers rely on these for their down time in the winter months. Rick is correct. You can get a higher powered Battery Minder and it will extend the time that you can use power via the Webasto.....as long as that gives you enough charge you will be fine. But if you intend to do that a lot then I'd recommend that you use an inverter/charger and get better charging performance. Even the trickle charger will help extend your time, but it does not make up for using a "real" charger. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 "As long as you have your battery charger plugged into that shore power kit is keeping the batteries above the low voltage cutout setting" Battery Minder has many different chargers with higher amp ratings. The above statement is still correct if the charger you purchase can keep the batteries above LVD level. Also, if you keep the batteries in a fully charged state you will be able to run the heater for many hours. Lot's of OTR truckers rely on these for their down time in the winter months. Rick is correct. You can get a higher powered Battery Minder and it will extend the time that you can use power via the Webasto.....as long Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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