

| Subject: | Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?) |
| From: | Karl Mullendore |
| Date: | Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:41:51 -0400 |
That charger is far too small fr anything much larger than a lawnmower battery. I'd recommend a 20-30A Iota charger. Karl On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:17:36 -0700, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Hi all. > >My new Noco Genius 7200 (7.2 Amp) charger doesn't seem sufficient to >run a Truckfridge 49 DC while maintaining a group 27 100 Ah deep cycle >battery. This may be due, in part, to the "intelligent" aspect of the >charger (algorithms, etc.) but it's also more likely due to it being >undersized. > >It seems one common mistake people make in building a solar set up, is >undersizing in terms of Watts needed and actual solar panel output. >(not to mention future proofing by installing a controller capable of >handling future higher Amp loads) This may well be true for battery >chargers used, in part, to supply 12VDC when connected to shore power. > >This has likely all been said before, but I would suggest that in >particular, though a good product by all other measure, the Noco >Genius 7200 may not be what you need. In chatting live online with >Noco support, they suggested I add another battery and install a >G26000. > >In hindsight, I should have installed a TF49 AC/DC or modified the >cabinetry and installed a TF65 AC/DC, or just bought a less expensive >but higher output charger. The price difference between DC and AC/DC >is about what I paid for the Genius charger, but in general, there >would have been less hassle. > > >Neil.
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