DC to DC Charger

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I'm searching for a DC-DC charger for my auxiliary battery. My top pick is CTek D250SA but it's currently not availabe for North America. What charger are you using? Any recommendation is appreciated.


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Aha!new one is 120!nice! Shouldn't be long since ctek has good us presence? Have you contacted ctek USA and asked nice? Curious. Do you need 120 amps?

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lightcatchr

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No, I haven't contacted them. I have contacted other companies before regarding future products. I always get vague answers and estimate date that's completely off. I think I'll wait for a few more months.

My alternator cannot handle 120 amps, so I will not be using the Smartpass. I'll have just the charger 20 amps. That is enough to power my fridge if I drive at least 1.5 hours everyday.


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In that case the older version is available. Cheaper! There are are others but it seems to have the edge especially considering it has mppt built in!

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lightcatchr said:
Could you share some pictures of your rig and how the charger is wired? How reliable is it? Thanks in advance.
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Here's a shot of the installed charger. Not very good but it is tucked into my battery compartment and not in a very good place to take a pic off.


As far as wiring goes the charge wire from my tow vehicle provides the input. The output goes directly to the battery (fused at the battery). Common ground.

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