futureproof
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This is a simple question about understanding grounding with a Truck Camper. I have to get this out of the way and ask...
A Truck Camper is NOT sharing a ground with the truck it sits on, right? Is there anything about this setup that somehow grounds the two together, or are they isolated completely?
If they are isolated, can I ground my camper to the truck chassis using an Anderson connect as part of my truck camper mounting process, and would there be anything to gain by that?
I am trying to take advantage of a non-isolated DC-DC charger I may be able to get for dirt cheap if it works for my setup. I just want to find a way to hook it up safely if these systems are indeed isolated. So just wondering if I can still find a way to just make all the ground connections to the chassis (from the starter battery, the storage battery, and the DC-DC charger negative port)? Seems like one solution is just to ensure all the connections are ground by way of anderson hookups that are maintained while the camper sits on the truck.
Or should I just suck it up and buy the isolated version?
A Truck Camper is NOT sharing a ground with the truck it sits on, right? Is there anything about this setup that somehow grounds the two together, or are they isolated completely?
If they are isolated, can I ground my camper to the truck chassis using an Anderson connect as part of my truck camper mounting process, and would there be anything to gain by that?
I am trying to take advantage of a non-isolated DC-DC charger I may be able to get for dirt cheap if it works for my setup. I just want to find a way to hook it up safely if these systems are indeed isolated. So just wondering if I can still find a way to just make all the ground connections to the chassis (from the starter battery, the storage battery, and the DC-DC charger negative port)? Seems like one solution is just to ensure all the connections are ground by way of anderson hookups that are maintained while the camper sits on the truck.
Or should I just suck it up and buy the isolated version?