How To Charge 2-6v Batteries Wired In Series on Truck Bed Camper and Which Charger to Use

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How do you hook up a charger to the two batteries which are in a pickup slide in popup camper on a 2010 F-150. Love your company, have made several purchases of your products. Also would the #329-GEN1 work for me.

asked by: Richard T

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I have a solution for you, but the NOCO GEN1 charger you've mentioned is not currently available and has been replaced by NOCO. Instead you could use a single bank charger like the NOCO Genius 12v 10amp # NOC44FR, which is the newer version with the same specs as the GEN1.

In order to charge your 6v batteries wired in series you'll want to start by connecting the positive charging wire from the NOC44FR to the positive terminal of the first battery in the series; you'll then connect the negative battery charger wire to the negative terminal on the 2nd battery in the bank. This will allow you to keep both batteries in good working order and always ready to get out on the road.

expert reply by: Erik B

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Answer 1

You could use the 12-V feed from the trailer connector to maintain the house battery on your slide in camper, but due to the ~16 ga wire feeding that circuit, you'll be able to maintain the battery but won't be able to fully charge it once…

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Answer 2

I have two components that will work together to do what you're hoping, but there isn't an all in one option that pulls power from your truck and also plugs into shore power. For the DC I recommend the BC-DC Charger #RED96FR which is good for…

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You can charge 2 batteries when they are connected in parallel using a battery charger such as #329-GENIUS5. However, it will take longer to charge the batteries when they are connected compared to if you were to charge each one separately. The best…

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Answer 4

From what I could find out, the GenMini1 is designed to only be used with 12 volt lead-acid batteries. If you are using two 6 volt batteries, this cannot be used. The flashing LED lights are referring to the voltage being incorrect. To charge your 6…

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Answer 5

Depending on what voltage and amp hours you're looking for, there are a few ways to wire your 6 batteries. To get the 12V output that most RVs use, you'll want to wire the first to batteries in a series configuration and the rest in a…

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Answer 6

For your Toyota RAV4 and charging 12V car batteries I recommend the NOCO Genius Smart Battery Charger - AC to DC - 6V/12V - 10 Amp item #329-GENIUS10. The NOCO Genius charges and maintains lead acid and lithium-ion batteries. It has a start voltage…

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Answer 7

To provide a maintenance charge to the battery on your trailer while you travel you will want to run the hot lead from the battery to the 12V pin on the 7-Way. At the back of your trailer's 7-Way this will be at the 1 o'clock position (see…

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Answer 8

Yes, you can charge multiple batteries simultaneously while wired together in series or parallel as long as your charger works at the final output voltage of your battery bank, and the charger is designed for the final output amp hours (Ah). For…

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Answer 9

It sounds like you have four 6-volt batteries connected to produce 12 volt service to something like a travel trailer, horse trailer, or RV. Your vehicle will have two main lines (power and ground) that come to what would have been one battery. This…

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Answer 10

The NOCO #329-GENIUS10 is the ideal charger. Not only can it charge up very large batteries quickly, the batteries can remain connected to the charger indefinately on a maintenance charge. It has many modes that will allow you to charge most…

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Answer 11

The battery charger is best selected based on the size of the battery bank and battery type. The OptiMate 7 Smart Battery Charger part #MA37JR can charge/maintain a bank up to 400 amp hours. It works with flooded, AGM, gel, Ca-Ca (lead calcium), and…

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Answer 12

The Go Power RV Converter and Smart Battery Charger #34266169 was designed to be used with standard 15 amp circuits like what your storage unit has so it would work great. This would draw right around 8 amps so you'd be totally fine.

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