electrical question

Good morning,
Just purchased a small used popup camper to pull behind my 02 Dakota V6.
The Dak does not have a trailer tow package or HD alternator. The popup has
a 12V battery for interior lights etc. Is it a problem to charge this
battery by hooking up a wire from the + battery terminal in the Dak or will
this possibly overload the alternator? TIA for any advice.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 05:47:19 -0400, "mowingy" <mowingy (AT) monmouth (DOT) com>
wrote:

Good morning,
Just purchased a small used popup camper to pull behind my 02 Dakota V6.
The Dak does not have a trailer tow package or HD alternator. The popup has
a 12V battery for interior lights etc. Is it a problem to charge this
battery by hooking up a wire from the + battery terminal in the Dak or will
this possibly overload the alternator? TIA for any advice.

There is no cause for concern here at all with alternator. I would
suggest that you supply 12 volts to trailer that is switched on when
vehicle is running so that you do not run down vehicle battery when it
is plugged in and vehicle is off and camper it used a lot. That or
make sure to unplug trailer feed when using 12 volts a lot in it.
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:04:29 GMT, SnoMan <admin (AT) snoman (DOT) com> wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2007 05:47:19 -0400, "mowingy" <mowingy (AT) monmouth (DOT) com
wrote:

Good morning,
Just purchased a small used popup camper to pull behind my 02 Dakota V6.
The Dak does not have a trailer tow package or HD alternator. The popup has
a 12V battery for interior lights etc. Is it a problem to charge this
battery by hooking up a wire from the + battery terminal in the Dak or will
this possibly overload the alternator? TIA for any advice.



There is no cause for concern here at all with alternator. I would
suggest that you supply 12 volts to trailer that is switched on when
vehicle is running so that you do not run down vehicle battery when it
is plugged in and vehicle is off and camper it used a lot. That or
make sure to unplug trailer feed when using 12 volts a lot in it.
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snotard is not someone that you should put any confidence in at all.
there are times when he is right, but it's just a coincidence. he
posts so often that he's bound to be right once in a while. never the
less, wait for another answer. other than sheryl, steve the boob and
comboverboy, no one listens to snotard.

just a warning, that's all.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 05:47:19 -0400, mowingy wrote:

Good morning,
Just purchased a small used popup camper to pull behind my 02 Dakota V6.
The Dak does not have a trailer tow package or HD alternator. The popup has
a 12V battery for interior lights etc. Is it a problem to charge this
battery by hooking up a wire from the + battery terminal in the Dak or will
this possibly overload the alternator? TIA for any advice.

i see no issue with hooking up the factory 12v supply to the trailer. your
alternator i don't imagine would be in any danger.

--
Chris
05 CTD
06 Liberty CRD

mowingy wrote:

Good morning,
Just purchased a small used popup camper to pull behind my 02 Dakota V6.
The Dak does not have a trailer tow package or HD alternator. The popup has
a 12V battery for interior lights etc. Is it a problem to charge this
battery by hooking up a wire from the + battery terminal in the Dak or will
this possibly overload the alternator? TIA for any advice.


It depends. The stock alternator is a quality

piece. It will last for a long time. 100K miles and 10
years is not uncommon. But the stock alternator is
designed to handle the electrical load of the truck as
supplied from the factory, and that's about it.
If you've added some heavy duty electrical
components to your truck (lights, stereo), it may be
close to overloaded now. Adding a deep cycle battery
with a heavy discharge could create a problem.
Especially at night.
Imagine this scenario. You've been camping all
week end. The trailer battery is quite low. Now it's
dark and time to go home. Hook up the trailer, turn on
the lights, and drive away. Your stock alternator is
trying to charge both batteries, and run all the lights.
I would go to the bone yard and find an alternator
from a truck with a tow package.


--
..boB
2006 FXDI hot rod
2001 Dodge Dakota QC 5.9/4x4/3.92
1966 Mustang Coupe - Daily Driver
1965 FFR Cobra - 427W EFI, Damn Fast.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:28:52 GMT, theguy (AT) whatever (DOT) net wrote:

snotard is not someone that you should put any confidence in at all.
there are times when he is right, but it's just a coincidence. he
posts so often that he's bound to be right once in a while. never the
less, wait for another answer. other than sheryl, steve the boob and
comboverboy, no one listens to snotard.

Such inmaturity..... BTW, just look as the news groups and you can see
who the reall BS kings are and who likes you hear themselves "talk" I
guess it helps them feel complete.

just a warning, that's all.

No, this is just the ramblings of a very insecure troll. Most trolls
like this do not even use real email ID's either because they cannot
stand for anything but BS.
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 16:53:42 GMT, Snotard <admin (AT) snoman (DOT) com> wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:28:52 GMT, theguy (AT) whatever (DOT) net wrote:

snotard is not someone that you should put any confidence in at all.
there are times when he is right, but it's just a coincidence. he
posts so often that he's bound to be right once in a while. never the
less, wait for another answer. other than sheryl, steve the boob and
comboverboy, no one listens to snotard.

Such inmaturity.....

look, sooner or later you are gonna have to look that word up and
spell it correctly. now i am not a stickler on grammar or spelling,
but you use the word almost daily. in that case, you should at least
take the time to get it right.

BTW, just look as the news groups and you can see
who the reall BS kings are and who likes you hear themselves "talk" I
guess it helps them feel complete.

yeah, thats it moron. what an asshat. i just like the fame of seeing
my writing appear on the internet, in this ng. that makes me feel
"complete". man, you are an incredible moron.

just a warning, that's all.

No, this is just the ramblings of a very insecure troll.

well, you are right when you wrote "this", as in referring to your
statement. you are indeed a very insecure troll (well, ok, actually a
very insecure moron, but i wanted to affirm your comments).

Most trolls
like this do not even use real email ID's either because they cannot
stand for anything but BS.
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On Wed, 16 May 2007 17:49:09 GMT, theguy (AT) whatever (DOT) net wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2007 16:53:42 GMT, Snotard <admin (AT) snoman (DOT) com> wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:28:52 GMT, theguy (AT) whatever (DOT) net wrote:

snotard is not someone that you should put any confidence in at all.
there are times when he is right, but it's just a coincidence. he
posts so often that he's bound to be right once in a while. never the
less, wait for another answer. other than sheryl, steve the boob and
comboverboy, no one listens to snotard.

Such inmaturity.....

look, sooner or later you are gonna have to look that word up and
spell it correctly. now i am not a stickler on grammar or spelling,
but you use the word almost daily. in that case, you should at least
take the time to get it right.

Sooner or later you are going to have to grow up. I do not get upset
about my typos or others either but the child in you seems focused on
this.

BTW, just look as the news groups and you can see
who the reall BS kings are and who likes you hear themselves "talk" I
guess it helps them feel complete.


yeah, thats it moron. what an asshat. i just like the fame of seeing
my writing appear on the internet, in this ng. that makes me feel
"complete". man, you are an incredible moron.

tisk tisk, does name calling make you feel more grown up?? It must.
SOme may laugh with you but others are laughing at your immaturity

just a warning, that's all.

No, this is just the ramblings of a very insecure troll.

well, you are right when you wrote "this", as in referring to your
statement. you are indeed a very insecure troll (well, ok, actually a
very insecure moron, but i wanted to affirm your comments).

No other san see because you are the one that cam out like a child
calling names not me. Yes affirm that you are a child like troll that
gets his fix with name calling and attacking things they do not
understand

Most trolls
like this do not even use real email ID's either because they cannot
stand for anything but BS.
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BTW, I will not answer anymore posts from you in this thread because
honstly it makes me feel funny to even try to breifly converse with
you on your immature level. My silence is not a blessing that you are
right but rather a sign I am not going to waste my time with you
anymore on this thread.
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On May 16, 9:53 am, SnoMan <a... (AT) snoman (DOT) com> wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:28:52 GMT, the... (AT) whatever (DOT) net wrote:
snotard is not someone that you should put any confidence in at all.
there are times when he is right, but it's just a coincidence. he
posts so often that he's bound to be right once in a while. never the
less, wait for another answer. other than sheryl, steve the boob and
comboverboy, no one listens to snotard.

Such inmaturity..... BTW, just look as the news groups and you can see
who the reall BS kings are and who likes you hear themselves "talk" I
guess it helps them feel complete.

Yup, just look at the newsgroup. Specifically look at my thread from
yesterday titles OT: Blow out. Feel free to read the info that
Snotard is spewing in there.

just a warning, that's all.

No, this is just the ramblings of a very insecure troll. Most trolls
like this do not even use real email ID's either because they cannot
stand for anything but BS.

Really, what about you, when has anyone ever addressed you by your
real name? Never as I recall, why because no one in here knows it
because you don't use it. Contrary to your other statement, most in
here do use a real and valid email address, though it is jumbled to
prevernt idiots like you from spamming them.
Might hypocritical of you to flame some one else for the exact same
thing you do.

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On May 16, 2:47 am, "mowingy" <mowi... (AT) monmouth (DOT) com> wrote:

Good morning,
Just purchased a small used popup camper to pull behind my 02 Dakota V6.
The Dak does not have a trailer tow package or HD alternator. The popup has
a 12V battery for interior lights etc. Is it a problem to charge this
battery by hooking up a wire from the + battery terminal in the Dak or will
this possibly overload the alternator? TIA for any advice.

I do not believe that you would have a problem with this, as long as
the factory alt is not bad to begin with. Personally, I would opt for
the high output (HD) alt as it would only serve you well to prevent
any possible issues down the road.