All, I live in a travel trailer full time and move from place to place. I always hook up to power at the camp ground / trailer park and have never needed to use my batteries unless the power goes out, which in northern AZ is quite often. Anyway, I want to start using my batteries more and not paying APS for electric, so I am looking into solar generation or a gas generator to supplement. But I am completely ignorant of the way power works or what amp/hours means and all that. I have two 12volt deep cycle batteries, what do I need to charge them and how long could it take to charge them? I know I could ask this on an RV forum, but being a tech junkie, and you all as well, I'm assuming someone will know some tricks so I could possibly build something myself... Possibly creating an interface to my computer to monitor/control any of this. nathan -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathan England PaysonLinux User Group nathan@paysonlinux.org http://www.paysonlinux.org/ Software Development Website Development Linux Administration --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss