Make Your Own Direct Charging Plant

Price: $39.00

Direct Charging is also what you will do if you own a motorhome or caravan or use a battery for energy in a recreational vehicle or 4WD.

Basically it goes like this in a vehicle:
While traveling you use your vehicle alternator or auxiliary alternator to charge your battery bank. When stationary the solar panels take over. Commercially available direct charging plants are certainly available, however, it is comparatively easy to make your own. Full information on doing just that is available in our book "Build Your Own Direct Charging Plant".

Another advantage of a home built unit is that you can actually use an alternator as a welding plant. My Honda powered 110 amp 12 volt charger doubles as an efficient, electronically adjustable welding plant and is as good as any basic mains type welder I have ever used. This plant is pictured here on our battery charging page. All the required information to construct a direct charging plant similar to these is contained in our book "Build Your Own Direct Charging Plant"