arnereil wrote:Do you mean INVERTER? That takes 12v and converts it to 115v for household appliance/tv/etc. use.....
I have a battery tender and solar panel to charge the battery and an inverter to turn 12 into 115v for some small draw stuff (not microwave or a/c).
When you are charging a battery, you are still running off the battery. If the charger is not putting out as much as you are drawing, the battery will eventually run down....
No, not an inverter. I understand inverters, at least somewhat.
I want to get a deep cycle battery and a smart charger and hook them up in my (now under construction) camper. And trying to do it the cheapest way possible. I can go to sams club and get a 100AH deep cycle battery. for 50-60 bucks.
And then buy a battery charger something like this.
http://www.batterychargers.com/details. ... 0A&catid=2
Now if I hook this up in my camper so it is on when ever I am plugged into shore power the charger is running and hooked to the battery.
Now.....I start running 12 volt fans and lights. I start drawing up to15 amps of power. This means that the 15 amp charger will keep up with my draw. as long as I dont go over 15 amps of draw. Which I doubt I will. IF I go over 15 amps for a short time it will just deplete the battery a little, but the charger will recover it once the draw drops below 15 amps.
And...all this will go on for days with out hurting the battery or charger right?
This is what I want to know. If this is how it works.
Also....The link are Arnereil's post links to a $175 30 amp device. How is this device different other than the 30 amp charge?