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Re: [VAL] Optima Battery



So does the vehicle's regulator "protect" the battery ?  I'm guessing 
that the length of the cable from vehicle generator/alternator to the 
trailer battery is enough to drop the charge voltage down to where the 
trailer battery doesn't get enough voltage to boil it.  In effect, a 
trickle charge.  Unless someone has rewired it with a fat cable.

Always willing to learn,
Daisy
 
> The Univolt has no effect on battery charging from the tow vehicle. But
> it will overcharge from shore power.