Battery Charging

silverloaf · Post by **silverloaf** » Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:50 am

Does current from shore power through the converter charge the battery? When I was replacing the battery leads to the trailer during restoration, I don't recall seeing a path for the converter to charge the battery.

Also, I distinctly remember a note in the Avion manual that damage could occur if the main switch at the command center for battery power was left on while connected to shore power.

Any thoughts about this? Thanks.

Post by **Razorback** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:11 am

The 12V converter section of the power center provides a 12V DC charging line to the batteries. There is a good diagram on page 76 of the 1987 owners manual. I would think the 1988 models were similar if not identical. Page 54 has a comment about that kill switch.

silverloaf · Post by **silverloaf** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:12 am

It's been a while since I went through the owners manual. Thanks for the reminder.

By the way, have you ever replaced the converter? Mine appears to be OEM. It seems to working fine but time is not on its side.

Post by **Razorback** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:06 am

I haven’t replaced the converter in our Avion, but I think it was done by a previous owner. I don’t seem to have a problem with “cooking the batteries”, which makes me think that the converter section has been updated.
I would LOVE to do the 50A upgrade some day.

Post by **KYAvion** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:52 pm

The 50 amp upgrade is well worth the time. I upgraded mine awhile back and have no regrets.

Post by **Razorback** » Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:53 am

KYAvion wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:52 pm The 50 amp upgrade is well worth the time. I upgraded mine awhile back and have no regrets.

Thank you for reminding me of your 50A project. I'll ask a ? there....

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