โDec-23-2019 09:59 AM
โDec-24-2019 06:31 AM
BFL13 wrote:ksg5000 wrote:Tom N wrote:
The trik-l-start does not take power from your deep cycle house batteries and give it to your starting battery. Technically, it takes power from your charger/converter and charges your starting battery. The starting and house batteries are completely isolated.
Trik L Start does take power from your house batteries - it just won't take power from those batteries unless your converter is operating.
Here's a Trik L Start FAQ that may help.
So my cunning 12v plug to 12v plug described earlier, is superior! It doesn't need the converter. It also works with solar keeping the house batteries up. (Where you don't have solar to engine battery in the set-up)
I also have those USB to 12v cig lighter plugs, but not sure if they can be used. Needs a male to male USB cable if there is such a thing. I have one that has two USB slots: 1A and 2.1A. Two of those gizmos and some USB cable that somehow gets you male to male ends would do the same as what my cunning plug to plug does.
โDec-23-2019 06:38 PM
BFL13 wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
The Trik-L-Start only charges the engine battery when the house battery charge is higher and prevents discharging the engine battery back to the house battery. A direct battery to battery connection such as via the cig plugs could allow the house system to pull the engine battery down below it's useful limits if not carefully monitored. Not recommended...
Yes, only to be used if there is 120v to the converter or if there is solar to keep the house batteries up.
However, if all the trik-l-start needs is for the house batteries to be higher in voltage, then why does it need the converter if solar can keep them up (during daylight)?
โDec-23-2019 04:24 PM
Boon Docker wrote:Tom N wrote:
The trik-l-start does not take power from your deep cycle house batteries and give it to your starting battery. Technically, it takes power from your charger/converter and charges your starting battery. The starting and house batteries are completely isolated.
Quote from LSL website: Connects between your house and starting batteries - No extension cords or AC wiring needed.
โDec-23-2019 04:13 PM
Dutch_12078 wrote:
The Trik-L-Start only charges the engine battery when the house battery charge is higher and prevents discharging the engine battery back to the house battery. A direct battery to battery connection such as via the cig plugs could allow the house system to pull the engine battery down below it's useful limits if not carefully monitored. Not recommended...
โDec-23-2019 03:59 PM
โDec-23-2019 03:30 PM
ksg5000 wrote:Tom N wrote:
The trik-l-start does not take power from your deep cycle house batteries and give it to your starting battery. Technically, it takes power from your charger/converter and charges your starting battery. The starting and house batteries are completely isolated.
Trik L Start does take power from your house batteries - it just won't take power from those batteries unless your converter is operating.
Here's a Trik L Start FAQ that may help.
โDec-23-2019 02:52 PM
Tom N wrote:
The trik-l-start does not take power from your deep cycle house batteries and give it to your starting battery. Technically, it takes power from your charger/converter and charges your starting battery. The starting and house batteries are completely isolated.
โDec-23-2019 02:14 PM
โDec-23-2019 02:12 PM
Tom N wrote:
The trik-l-start does not take power from your deep cycle house batteries and give it to your starting battery. Technically, it takes power from your charger/converter and charges your starting battery. The starting and house batteries are completely isolated.
โDec-23-2019 02:09 PM
pianotuna wrote:
Love my trik-l-start
โDec-23-2019 01:26 PM
anon125 wrote:Boon Docker wrote:
Looks like amsolar is still in business and they sell trik-l-start.
they have them
now i need to find them in canada. in amazon.ca they are $111 !!
thanks
โDec-23-2019 01:25 PM
Tom N wrote:
The trik-l-start does not take power from your deep cycle house batteries and give it to your starting battery. Technically, it takes power from your charger/converter and charges your starting battery. The starting and house batteries are completely isolated.
โDec-23-2019 12:40 PM
โDec-23-2019 11:48 AM
Boon Docker wrote:
Looks like amsolar is still in business and they sell trik-l-start.