To know for sure your RV converter’s manual should state if it will converter 120 volt power to 12 volt power. There is a very rare case where an RV doesn’t have a converter that is made to do this without a battery connected, it’s usually very old campers that might have this problem. That means you technically don’t need to have a battery to run the 12V system when your RV is plugged into electricity. It’s actually the main job of an RV converter as well as charging the RV batteries when they are connected. The short answer is yes, RV converters do turn the 120 volt power to 12 volt. The main question is, does the RV converter also convert the 120 volt power to 12 volt to run that system as well? Related Product: Did you know RV Propane Detectors (click to view on Amazon) need to be replaced every 5-10 years? Make sure yours is still up to date before your next camping trip. When you connect your RV to electricity aka “shore power” you access the 120 volt system which runs things like the outlets, microwave, and air conditioner. I'm camping this weekend so that will be a good time to study up on the upgraded converter to decide if I want to do that or just do the seperate external battery charger.Will An RV Converter Work Without A Battery?Īn RV battery or house battery is used to run the 12 volt system in your camper. I feel silly now asking that question when I remember the big red and white wires coming out the battery box from before! Well, I'm glad to know where to manually charge the batteries if needed. This looks more doable and not really any more difficult than installing the Victron, and bonus.I dont have to make a scary hole in the wall! Rh555.again a pic speaks a thousand words! I thought I still had to have the converter somehow still connected to the box up front, but I see you just connect at the back instead. I had to take that little cover off the distro box when I installed the Victron battery monitor so thanks for the refresher on that. I guess I was hoping there was somewhere else to attach leads from that outside compartment since I have three layers of mattresses on my bed! Haha. That looks exactly like my set up to include the inverter. I have alot if studying to do! I will check out the Delaney videos. I'm definitely not comfortable putting in higher gauge wire since it has to go the length if the trailer but it looks like the other option is to put it in the back by the batteries.just not understanding at this point what happens up front in the circuit breaker box. Rv smart converter install#I'm at least going to study all the help from above and I might feel a bit more confident.or I can hire someone to install it I guess.just not sure I trust some random RV repair guy to do it right though! Is there some secret but accessible place where you can attach the leads from an external charger? I have the factory installed AGM batteries. They are enclosed in that black plastic box. I'm just clueless though on where to attach the leads since I cant get to the batteries. I do like the idea of just using an external charger since I don't boondock that often. I managed to easily install the Victron Battery Monitor, but that's as brave as I can be. Ugh, I can see now I'm way over my head on this mod. If you go that route and find an interesting one that's not too heavy, not too big, in the $100-250 range that works great and whose fans aren't that noisy let us know what you went with please. Anyway, that seems to charge faster than the stock converter for me. I guess they're basically converter/chargers but with extra displays for when they're doing equalization, bulk, absorption, or float and/or they show the voltage, the charging current, percent charge and estimated time to complete. or they have a way to toggle between those options. There's chargers now that auto-detect whether you have standard lead acid, AGM, gel, or lithium. You need only find out from the battery manufacturer what the recommended and maximum charging rate is (6A? 12A?, 20A?), and also find one that can auto-detect and match the recommended charging voltage profile. Rv smart converter generator#When on generator power or shore power, and the solar cannot do the trick (heavy clouds or tree cover), I just hook the external charger to the battery bank. Instead I carry a smart multiphase higher current battery charger in the tow vehicle. Apologies, but I cannot recommend any particular converter, as I've not swapped mine out yet.
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