I have more questions about an older Class C battery upgrade. As mentioned in previous post my power distribution panel has an integrated Parallax 7300 Converter.
Because of the design of the RV I cannot use the single house battery undercarriage storage for the new batteries. The new batteries will be located somewhere else. I also would initially like to keep the Generator. As like most RV's the house battery is charged from the engine alternator or the Converter/charger and is used to start the generator. The current system does not have an inverter so the only AC is from store or generator.
The plan for the new system is to tie the new inverter into the existing distribution panel for AC/DC. The inverter is a combination in inverter/charger/ATS. The integrated Converter in the distribution panel will be disabled as to not charge the lithium batteries. I really don't care if the NEW lithium batteries get charged from the engine alternator. Solar and the inverter will be used for their charging.
Hopefully this is a clear explanation. Now the real question.
What would be the recommendations as to how should I keep the original house battery charged and maintained so it can be used to start the generator?
NOTE: I know there will be a lot of questions about the details of the build but at this time they are really not important. What is important is that the new batteries will have a minimum of 20 feet of battery cable if I was to tie into the existing cables for the existing house battery. I really don't want to run that much large diameter battery cable.
Because of the design of the RV I cannot use the single house battery undercarriage storage for the new batteries. The new batteries will be located somewhere else. I also would initially like to keep the Generator. As like most RV's the house battery is charged from the engine alternator or the Converter/charger and is used to start the generator. The current system does not have an inverter so the only AC is from store or generator.
The plan for the new system is to tie the new inverter into the existing distribution panel for AC/DC. The inverter is a combination in inverter/charger/ATS. The integrated Converter in the distribution panel will be disabled as to not charge the lithium batteries. I really don't care if the NEW lithium batteries get charged from the engine alternator. Solar and the inverter will be used for their charging.
Hopefully this is a clear explanation. Now the real question.
What would be the recommendations as to how should I keep the original house battery charged and maintained so it can be used to start the generator?
NOTE: I know there will be a lot of questions about the details of the build but at this time they are really not important. What is important is that the new batteries will have a minimum of 20 feet of battery cable if I was to tie into the existing cables for the existing house battery. I really don't want to run that much large diameter battery cable.