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asewell77

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my pw doesnt have a charging system. i just got a new 8gpm burner thats 12v. whats the best way to keep the battery charged until i upgrade my pw? i thought about plugging a battery charger up to it while i was using it or maybe though my trailer to the truck battery but im afraid ill kill the truck battery. any thoughts ?
 
Depending on how many btu's the burner is, the battery will not last unless you have the truck engine running without a lot of accessories on while the alternator is making electricity.

Some burners need 20 amps, some need 40 amps for the larger burners.

I would not use a battery charger as it is not engineered for that use and that could potentially be a fire hazard when it overheats.

Maybe having a larger alternator installed with a very large marine battery and have someone wire the battery to the truck charging system.....maybe.

I would call Russ J about it and get his opinion.

You would be better off changing out the engine for one that has a charging circuit for the proper amps needed for the burner to run.
 
Long jumper cables to the truck battery, truck running. Don't try to use a small gauge flimsy wire to hook it up.
 
What about a 120v to 12v converter and plug into the store wall socket?
 
I've ran the burner a long time with a charged battery that was good size and charged.
 
I have 2 marine batteries hooked up to mine. It will burn good for 5 or more hours. I just charge when i get home. works great.
 
greg/sd said:
If you have a generator just hook up a onboard battery charger to the battery the burner is wired to and your good to go.
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I have a generator too, we carry battery charges and often switch the batteries if they are giving us trouble.
 
If your going to carry a generator, why not just get 120v burners? In my opinion they are a lot better anyway
 
Sometimes we go up 20-30 times in a day on the lift but the (4) 6 volt deep cycle batteries only make it about 15 times up even when the batteries are brand new.

Now we just leave the truck running all day with the lift charging off a 2000 watt inverter. It costs about half a gallon per hour or 16.00/day.

Now I thought that was not too bad till you notice that $16.00 per day is over $4k over a year working all year.

Now I think I'm going to go ahead and buy another 4 or 8 pack of batteries and spend a grand or so and save some money in the long run. The batteries only last about a year and a half out here in the heat so I've been reluctant to spend the money on more packs, but I'd rather do that than use it all in fuel.
 
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