[n4mwd]

That's a good point. I don't think its the battery because its got a good charge under load. However, if the voltage regulator is passing too much AC into the system, it could cause the ECU to malfunction. I'm not saying that's the problem, but its easy enough to check.

I went ahead and put the battery on a trickle charge for the night.

Oh, on the charger thing. Its just as bad as the jumping from a running car thing. Anything bigger than a trickle charger needs to have the 30A main fuse pulled.