[C320-list] Charging batteries with a Honda Generator

[Jeff Hare]

With the stock charger you're limited to 20amps. So assuming you were trying to restore 150+ amp hours, you're looking at a minimum of 8 or 9 hrs. Mainly because there are inefficiencies in how they charge. That's why we went high output alternator instead of stocking a Honda. 

You'd do better running the engine for a few hours before kicking in the Honda, at least until the Hitachi alternator heats up you may get 20-30 Amps for a while.

I think the shore power charger is 10A per leg max under ideal conditions.

-jeff 

Christopher Nichols <cinichols at btinternet.com> wrote:

What output is a Honda 1000 supposed to produce - if it is 1000w then this implies a rather healthy ampage at 12v!

I guess however it is at 120v and you use this to run a battery charger? 


Chris Nichols

On Aug 7, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Tim <chillinonahd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi All, We have been cruising for about a week now, both batteries are about 3 yrs old and were fully charged according to my link 2000. Been very good about power usage but over the course of a week one battery was down to 63% 
> and the other to 72%. Decided time to hook up the Honda 1000 for a 
> bit....well after about 11 hours it added 10% to the lower of the 2 batteries and 
> only 4% to the other. My question is...is this normal or do I possibly 
> have a bad battey charger. If the latter, suggestions on a replacement? I believe this is the original charger (may have been replaced by 
> original owner) but it is atleast years old and survived a lightning 
> strike...or maybe not.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim
> Calypso
> #603 
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