Battery Charging for R177 |
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Lundberg
Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Fairfax, VA Status: Offline Points: 8 |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2015 at 8:52pm |
I am a new owner of a "pre-owned" 2014 model 177. Can anybody tell me if simply plugging the rpod into electricity either at home or a campground actually charges the battery? Or, does it only charge from a separate charger or by being connected to the wiring harness of the towing vehicle while be towed?
Thanks, Kent
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Kent & Lynn, Fairfax, VA
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Tomcamper
Senior Member Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Location: Saskatchewan Status: Offline Points: 140 |
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Welcome. Short answer is yes. All of the above mentionned!!
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2016 4runner Dreampod 177 06 GMC Envoy |
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GUNNY
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how much watts from a Generator do you need to charge the battery.
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furpod
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The pods have a 45A converter/charger. When plugged into 120v, the converter/charger makes 12v for the pods 12v systems, AND charges the battery, for the 12v systems to use when shore power isn't available.
A generator needs to produce around 5A @ 120v to drive the converter/charger. That's around 600 watts. With overhead and losses, I wouldn't try anything under 800 watts. We generally don't recommend a genny below 2kw, so it can run the other 120v stuff (except the a/c) if needed or wanted. 3000 watts if you need to run the a/c off grid. |
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