scoggins_jim
03-20-2006, 13:11
For what it may be worth.
Every now and then I see folks get in a tizzy because there charger
quit working. Several years ago I was a volunteer in a National Park
and we were staying in my 86 Bluebird. Obviously, it was not an "all
electric" coach. At any rate the charger went out.
We were about a 100 miles from where I could get something done about
it. On a bet, I hit a NAPA store for one of their standard 10 amp
automotive chargers. I hooked it to the bank of 6 batteries (6 volt
batteries wired in 3 banks of two resulting in 3 12 volt sources). We
lived off it just fine for over 30 days.
So, charger failure does not have to be a complete show stopper. Got
it fixed when it became convenient to do so.
For my current coach I carry a True Charge 40 as a spare --I stumbled
on at a garage sale.
Regards,
Jim Scoggins
04 M380
Every now and then I see folks get in a tizzy because there charger
quit working. Several years ago I was a volunteer in a National Park
and we were staying in my 86 Bluebird. Obviously, it was not an "all
electric" coach. At any rate the charger went out.
We were about a 100 miles from where I could get something done about
it. On a bet, I hit a NAPA store for one of their standard 10 amp
automotive chargers. I hooked it to the bank of 6 batteries (6 volt
batteries wired in 3 banks of two resulting in 3 12 volt sources). We
lived off it just fine for over 30 days.
So, charger failure does not have to be a complete show stopper. Got
it fixed when it became convenient to do so.
For my current coach I carry a True Charge 40 as a spare --I stumbled
on at a garage sale.
Regards,
Jim Scoggins
04 M380