charging campert trailer battery from 240v

Hi Ozidave,
All I have is 2 x 80watt Solar Panels through a basic 20 amp regulator and never have to go near a 240 volt charger except when the camper is parked in the shed at home, and soon I won't even need that as I am going to through one panel on the roof of the shed and run a cable inside and then it will charge on the solar even when in the shed.
Cheers RosscoH

1 = NO/YES depends on genny make , but y would u want to.
2 = NO u will make the solar panel regulator "blow" ,, and why would u want to .

1. no just charge the batt from the genny via your 8amp charger.
I suggest that you get an auto batt charger for the CT and install permanently so that whenever you are connected to the 240 it gets charged automatically.
Have a look at
www.projecta.com.au
and go to their auto chargers.
I have had one in my vanfor 5yrs and although it is only of small charging capacity it does the job on a 100amp/hr batt ok but takes a long period of time if the batt is real low.
I also use a solar panel when staying in one place for more than a day.
Plus have an arid twin charge system that runs from the nissan aux batt.
see www.12voltshop.com.au

You will get some Ideas from these places.

Hi Ozidave

The DC outlet of the generator is unregulated and must be monitored to prevent overcharging. You can use it for a short while and then finish the job off with a good 3 stage charger.

Don't use a solar regulator. Most solar regs short out the panel to control charge and this would damage the regulator and possibly also the charger.

We fit our 3 stage 'Smart Charger' to all our customers campers and they will run off a generator generator. 15 amp unit is the most popular but I recommend the 25 amp unit.

Regards Derek.

Dave
I have just installed a 130w Kyocera panel and a Plasmatronics20 regulator on my CT. We have had 2 weeks at Shark Bay and it kept my 130 amphour battery on full charge the whole time. We are running a 50lt Cole fridge and a 12v
versalite for a while at night.At home I have a Projecta 3500 charge and maintain charger which I use to keep the battery topped up.