home made ice house charger ?

[deepportage01]

Can you just run 2 wires and a fuse from the battery of you truck to the battery's in your ice house with a simple plug at the hitch for disconecting when not in tow. I have looked at a few of them and it looks like thats all there is to the whole deal.please let me know if there is more to this or not. THANKS DP

[hawkeye43]

Been doing that for 25 years on my houses, it works very well for me. Also wired mine with a wind generator.

[Dan Thiem]

I used to wire up an extension cord (female end) to the vehicles battery. Then run a 25 ft. ext cord from the shack (male end) to the truck. Plug 'em in and leave the truck run for hour or so and back in business. Sorry not really much from the trailer hitch plug though.

[hovermn]

Seems to me you'd want a pretty heavy duty extension cord to run that much power over a long distance. Jumper cables are usually around 6 gauge and they're only 10-20'. You're talking about using 16-14 gauge wire over 20' and that just doesn't sound safe to me. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

[iffwalleyes]

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Seems to me you'd want a pretty heavy duty extension cord to run that much power over a long distance. Jumper cables are usually around 6 gauge and they're only 10-20'. You're talking about using 16-14 gauge wire over 20' and that just doesn't sound safe to me. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

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It will work just fine. The stay n' charge system is very similar but I think they run 12 gauge. Take a look at this system it will probably fit the bill for what you are looking for. You will have some current drop but it will still work. You won't hurt anything either.

[deepportage01]

Thanks guys

[IndyEFI500]

hawkeye:

What kind of wind generator did you use and where did you get it? I have abeen wanting to do that for my motorhome and my buddy's shack.

[hawkeye43]

I will look if I can find the name of it. I have a infomation somewhere. I know the cost is around $750 now for one.

[hawkeye43]

Look at fish house supply at the top of the page. They have them listed.

[nytelyter]

you can get more onformation than you want at southwest windpower. and use their dealer locator for a local distributor. i believe you can order them thru northern tool and there is also a dealer near duluth. ... paul

[nytelyter]

you can get more info than you prolly want at. the southwest windpower HSOforum. and use their dealer locator to find a local distributor. i think you can get them at northern and there is a dealer near duluth. ... paul

[Gordie]

yes northern does carry wind generators I was just fliping thur 2006 master catalog this morning and saw three models and fish house was the first thought that entered my mind.Its on page 25