I am setting my cargo trailer up as a boondocking/dirtbiking/hunting trailer and am looking for some suggestions on a good shore power battery charger. I am basically following Will's Classic 400 Watt mobile setup but will not initially have much for solar power and will need to keep the batteries charged off of 110V shore power when parked next to the house and a 3500 Watt inverter generator. I just ordered two of the LiTime 12V 100AH TM LiFePo4 batteries (great deal going on them right now) and will have a 2200ish W inverter. I was thinking a 30-40A charger should be sufficient and was looking at the two listed below. I am open to other suggestions as well. I am wanting to mount the charger in the trailer and connect the charger to the batteries and just be able to plug it into shore power and have it start charging.
LiTime 40A Mountable Charger
or
Victron Blue Smart IP-22 30A
https://www.amazon.com/Victron-Ener...6&psc=1&mcid=6e7f2878946d39bf82f88200798b4a74
Seems like I would have to provide cables for the Victron but it does have blue tooth monitoring and the MPPT I will eventually go with will most likely be the Victron 100 -30 or 100-50 depending on how much solar I add.
A little more background on what I plan to run in my trailer off of the 12V battery system initially:
-LED lights
-Small water pump for sink
-12V cooler fridge/freezer
-TV/DVD player thru inverter
-cell phone, radio/comms charging station
-Diesel Heater
Shore power and generator will run a microwave and Keurig coffee maker and the TV/DVD player will be able to be switched to shore power as well.
LiTime 40A Mountable Charger
or
Victron Blue Smart IP-22 30A
https://www.amazon.com/Victron-Ener...6&psc=1&mcid=6e7f2878946d39bf82f88200798b4a74
Seems like I would have to provide cables for the Victron but it does have blue tooth monitoring and the MPPT I will eventually go with will most likely be the Victron 100 -30 or 100-50 depending on how much solar I add.
A little more background on what I plan to run in my trailer off of the 12V battery system initially:
-LED lights
-Small water pump for sink
-12V cooler fridge/freezer
-TV/DVD player thru inverter
-cell phone, radio/comms charging station
-Diesel Heater
Shore power and generator will run a microwave and Keurig coffee maker and the TV/DVD player will be able to be switched to shore power as well.
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