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Topic: Generators / Leisure Battery - Help!
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29/7/2013 at 2:53pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: None Entered
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You can use it to charge you battery direct from the genny if you are worried about it damaging your on board electrics.
you can charge your phones etc from your car normally.
Saxo1
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29/7/2013 at 3:59pm
Location: Lichfield Outfit: Coachman Amara 450
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I have got the same generator as you and yes it will charge the leisure battery but if you are concerned that it doesn't incorporate sine wave technology then the simple solution is to purchase a surge protected extension and plug that into the genny first as this will reduce the spikes or surges producing a smoother current. I bought a cheap 4 gang surge protected extension this year from Morrisons for about a fiver but there are more expensive ones on the market that are probably better. If you do a search on the net you will find different makes at various prices.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/4-way-1.2m-surge-protected-extension-lead-white-228866
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29/7/2013 at 6:36pm
Location: Lichfield Outfit: Coachman Amara 450
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The Honda EX650 is one of the quietist generators ever made anyway so there's not really a noise issue compared to other generators I have heard on rally fields in the past.
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29/7/2013 at 7:23pm
Location: Norwich Outfit: Citroen Relay Campervan
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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 29/7/2013
The Honda EX650 is one of the quietist generators ever made anyway so there's not really a noise issue compared to other generators I have heard on rally fields in the past.
Not very noisy is true, but it can still get tedious for your neighbours, when it needs to be on for over 10 hours to charge a flat battery.
------------- Cheers
John
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29/7/2013 at 7:33pm
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It's got a DC output rate of 8.3A so unless you run the battery completely flat 4hrs should be more than enough to recharge a battery if all you want is Laptop and recharging facilities!
saxo1
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