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Subject:Re: Westy battery charger
From:Dennis Jowell
Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:59:04 -0500

Tim
How did you wire the main battery to the onboard charger?
I have one NAPA 1.5 charger under the sink also. It works when plugged into shore power. Trying to figure out how,to,wire the main the same way with an additional charger.

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On Jan 13, 2015, at 6:31 AM, Tim Whynot <timwhy@MSN.COM> wrote:
> 
> With my Westy hooked up to shore power, I have two Schmaker 1.5 amp smart
> chargers under the sink. They are connected to the start battery and the
> other is connected to my aux battery bank (4 batteries). They are in place
> year round but unplugged during the summer months as my solar takes over.
> There are several brands that do the same thing, maybe check out a
> Batteries Plus store and see what they offerm I picked mine up at walmart
> for about $20 each.
> 
> Tim