camping solar/battery setup.

All I can say is my experience is that my auxiliary battery almost always reads 12.7 resting and I never have any problems starting. No need for a dc-dc.

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

Sorry that is not correct. Not only did both Land Rover ( first ) and Toyota ( a few years later ) have Smart alternators for years before Redarc had their first DC/DC device, a number of other vehicle makes, like Nissan, also had introduced Smart Alternators before this.

As for DC/DC sellers saying you need a DC/DC device to charge an AGM properly. Try reading the info from the REAL battery experts, the battery manufactures themselves, and see how their info differs from that supplied by people trying to sell you something you never needed in the first place.

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Thanks Tim. Which experts do you recommend and I will certainly read what they have to say on the point. Cheers

Hi again Scott and just do a google of any battery brand and go from there.

A tip, for you and anyone, looking for accurate battery info, do NOT use the info you get from battery "SELLERS", you need to go to the battery "MANUFACTURER'S" web sites.

Like most thing in this trade, even some of the battery SELLERS find the truth as nothing more than something that gets in the way of a sale!