Hey everyone, I have a question that is related to owning an RV but that is not about RV's. It is about batteries.
I am helping a friend convert a box truck into a portable dog grooming business. She is already very successful with the one she has and is looking to hire a groomer to operate a second vehicle. I am quite capable of the welding and carpentry work however the electrical system on a vehicle is totally foreign to me. She would like to be able to run the equipment on
a generator
shore power
and what I believe are called house or coach batteries.
I have a question about charging the house batteries. Are they charged by the vehicles alternator? If so how long does that typically take? The thing is, unlike driving cross country like one would in a RV she typically drives for 20 minutes or less, shuts off the engine and then grooms a dog on generator or shore power. So I personally think the amount of time she is driving would be completely insufficient for charging a set of house batteries.
Generally the house batteries are only used to operate lights for limited times, before or after the generator/shore power is available.
So how would you guys go about charging these house batteries?
I am helping a friend convert a box truck into a portable dog grooming business. She is already very successful with the one she has and is looking to hire a groomer to operate a second vehicle. I am quite capable of the welding and carpentry work however the electrical system on a vehicle is totally foreign to me. She would like to be able to run the equipment on
a generator
shore power
and what I believe are called house or coach batteries.
I have a question about charging the house batteries. Are they charged by the vehicles alternator? If so how long does that typically take? The thing is, unlike driving cross country like one would in a RV she typically drives for 20 minutes or less, shuts off the engine and then grooms a dog on generator or shore power. So I personally think the amount of time she is driving would be completely insufficient for charging a set of house batteries.
Generally the house batteries are only used to operate lights for limited times, before or after the generator/shore power is available.
So how would you guys go about charging these house batteries?