Loren,

What brand/type of battery charger did you get?

I've seen portable ones like from Vector and permanently installed ones
like from Xantrex.

Mike

Loren Busch wrote:
> Mike's answer is right on and BTDT.  To elaborate I have a good 30 amp
> 'smart' charger permanently wired to the aux battery on one end and to the
> 110v AC on the other.  In camp the aux battery stays up (and the 1315
> automatically keeps the starting battery charged also) and I run anything I
> want off the 12v aux battery.  And I do have all internal items like lights
> and radio moved over to the aux battery.  One caution.  Small 5 amp 'battery
> tenders' will not cut it, not enough juice.  Tried that, don't work.
>
> On Jan 20, 2008 6:32 AM, David O'Bryan <dnd.obryan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My desire is to be able to use 120V shore power (when available) to run
>> the
>> 12V accessories from the auxiliary battery fuse panel, in lieu of running
>> down the auxiliary battery when at camp.  I'm guessing that someone has
>> figured out a good way to do this.  Any ideas?
>>
>>
>