battery charging

Put your solar regulator on your 12v outlet on your genny at your own risk ,, 99.9% chance you will stuff the regulator ,,,Steca regulators specificaly advise against doing so with their regulators.

Hi Chris,
K-Mart and I think Super Cheap sell a black box the name of which totally escapes me that converts an old linear battery charger into a 2 stage charger.
I see no particular reason why you couldn't use one of these to charge from the 12 volt outlet on your generator.
Ideally if you are going to spend the money on a regulator put a little more to it and buy a good 240volt 3 stage charger and you can use it at home too. The other bonus is you'll get a lot more than the 8 amps most of these generators spit out.

Geoff.

Hi Rooster,

Most solar regulators short ciruit the current to regulate the flow. Using a solar regulator on the genny would damage the reg and possibly the generator windings.

Rather wire a automotive regulator onto the genny or an aftermarket regulator.

Regards Derek.