Bankboss
Colorado
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Will my house batteries charge 100% with out it plug into 30amp's?
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jauguston
Bellingham, WA
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What is "It"?
2005 Coachman Sportscoach Elite 402 40'
350hp Cat C-7 w/MP-8
7500w Onan quiet diesel generator
6-Kyocera 130w solar panels SB3024i MPPT controller
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1987 Suzuki Samurai tintop Toad w/VW 1.6 turbo diesel power
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Bankboss
Colorado
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with it just plug into 20amp's at home
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ScottG
Bothell Wa.
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Yes, It will charge just as good on 20A as it normally does on 30A.
Scott, Grace and Wesly
2003 Dodge 3500 4x4, 6 speed Cummins (lightly bombed),
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Bankboss
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mine only charge 50% when plugged in not sure why ?
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jauguston
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When we are at non-serviced sites and the solar output is bad I charge batteries with my Honda EU1000 through a Magnum Energy converter/Inverter with the maximum AC amp limit set at 5a. That will allow the Magnum to produce about 35a to the battery bank that has no problem fully charging my battery bank of 6-6v AGM batteries.
Jim
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wolfe10
Texas
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How are you measuring % charge?
What batteries do you have?
And as others have said, batteries will fully charge on 15 or 20 amp shore power just fine.
Brett Wolfe
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Bankboss
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they are golf cart batteries
i have a meter on the dash. when i unplug it from the 20a within 35mins it loses all of the charge.. with nothing on in the coach.
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wolfe10
Texas
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Use a HYDROMETER (a couple of bucks at any auto parts house) to check them. Check when they are fully charged.
Use a DIGITAL VOLTMETER (starting under $20 at Sears, Radio Shack, etc) to tell what voltage they are BEFORE CHARGING, WHILE CHARGING, AFTER BEING OFF CHARGER FOR 1 HOUR.
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ScottG
Bothell Wa.
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Check your batteries as previously described but I suspect that your charger is bad too. It's not only doing a poor job at charging, it also may be discharging the batts due to a failed diode bridge. This would also limit charging capacity.
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