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Caravan & Camper Battery Charging Feedback

Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 09:27

Kerrod

Article Overview - Caravan & Camper Battery Charging
Our modern lifestyle and need for electric and electronic products to accompany us on holidays and on our travels has brought us to have independent power in our caravans and campers when away from mains supply. View Full Article...
its a great article however i think that for the sake of complexity i wonder if it is just as simple to take the genny and fire it up. the new models are so quiet, small sized and lightweight.
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AnswerID: 269713   Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 13:06

Faulic_McVitte replied:

where is the link to the great article?
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FollowupID: 532595   Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 14:23

Mainey (WA) posted:

Umm,
maybe it's like the genny, so small it can't be seen, but the "quiet" can be measured... often, unfortunately, by the amount of 'damage' done to the offending owners camp site :-((

(typed with a smile)


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FollowupID: 532676   Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 21:10

Member - Crazy Dog (QLD) posted:

Just to the right of his post in the yellow oblong..

Grrr!!!

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Crazy Dog... Cairns FNQ (I love poor defenceless little animals - especially in gravy)
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AnswerID: 269757   Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 18:58

lifeisgood replied:

Yup go solar big on peace and quiet. Thats what we really want .
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FollowupID: 532704   Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 22:57

Shaker posted:

Generator will work when & where you want it, on cloudy days, in the shade, at night.

Recently, I was all packed up ready to leave a campsite in the Vic High Country, I went to start the vehicle to hook up the camper trailer, flat as a poo carters hat!
Ignition had ben on accessories with the fan running on low & the a/c clutch on.

Solar panel would have done me no good at all!
As it was, I had the vehicle started in under 30 minutes.
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FollowupID: 532705   Submitted: Friday, Nov 02, 2007 at 23:01

Shaker posted:

By the way, if you can hear mine .... bad luck!
I would definitely have been there first & you've camped too close!
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FollowupID: 533143   Submitted: Monday, Nov 05, 2007 at 13:15

Mainey (WA) posted:

Shaker, you say-> " Solar panel would have done me no good at all!
As it was, I had the vehicle started in under 30 minutes"

Can I ask why a solar panel would not work in that condition ?
Was in during the night that you were attempting to start the vehicle ?

Yes, it's a genuine question and no disrespect intended !!
After all you had a genny and a flat battery too.
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AnswerID: 270308   Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 06, 2007 at 09:38

Mainey (WA) replied:

In the typical DC caravan wiring link

It shows the 'smart charger' is wired via the fuse box with 6mm, 50 Amp wire. . .

does anyone know what size 'fuse' is used ??
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