Date:         Sat, 18 Aug 2018 22:53:42 -0400
Reply-To:     pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shore power > battery charge question
Comments: To: Jack R <jack007@comcast.net>
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Here are photos of our setup:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b0tdmc86hy9uzep/AACkWgd2JiaBx48ccgAvqR3Ka?dl=0


Our charger is this one:
http://www.xantrex.com/documents/Battery-Chargers/TRUECharge/Truecharge10TB(445-0091-01-01_rev-2).pdf

It charges both (house and starter) batteries independently.  It is
installed in the hidden electrical cabinet.

What you see below the outlet is a switch controlling the outlet power (not
needed in your case.)  We have an inverter and this switch changes between
inverter power and power from the external plug on the van.  (The led's are
wired to the indicator lights from the inverter.)  [We have relocated the
circuit breaker to be accessed from the inside of the small floor cabinet
(since you hardly ever need it anyways).]

The very bottom black switch is for the propane CO alarm you see on that
small door.



On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 9:28 PM, Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> I placed a unit similar to this in the cabinet under the sink, when
> plugged into shore power, it charges both my main and aux battery.  Dual
> Bank is only $129.
>
> https://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?
> pdesc=ProMariner-ProSport-Generation-3-Marine-Battery-
> Charger-8-Amp/Dual-Bank&i=319665&CAWELAID=120030620000165855&s_kwcid=
> msnsearch__&msclkid=14f83c7f56f915e088d067079074de20
>
> It has worked wonderful for 10+ years, and my Aux battery is now 12 years
> old and running strong still.
>
> Best to have matching batteries if possible, but works fine if they don't
> match.
>
> I placed a separate battery power indicator below the seat belt on the
> passenger side to check the power levels on that as well.
>
> Jack
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jim. Felder
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2018 8:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Shore power > battery charge question
>
> I'd like to accomplish something in the near future that I've always
> wanted... charging my battery automatically while hooked up to shore power.
> Any pointers on best practices for this? I want it to be idiot proof--plug
> into 110, battery charges. Period.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>