My first thought is to run your 12V appliances off your aux battery, and keep that battery happy with a good "smart" battery charger connected to the shore power. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
On 1/20/2008 6:32 AM David O'Bryan wrote: > I'm in the process of putting in an auxiliary battery and separate fuse > panel on my '87 Westy. I'll be using a Shurepower 1315 system to separate > and charge the auxiliary battery from the alternator. I'm also adding a > separate fuse panel for the auxiliary battery and will run all the inside > lights, radio, Westy stuff, and extra 12V power sockets from it. > > My desire is to be able to use 120V shore power (when available) to run the > 12V accessories from the auxiliary battery fuse panel, in lieu of running > down the auxiliary battery when at camp. I'm guessing that someone has > figured out a good way to do this. Any ideas? > > Thanks. :-) > > Dave O > '87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 |
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