Do I need to change out my converter?
I have a Magnetek 7400 series (7445) converter. It seems to be working fine, but I am considering upgrading my batteries. possibly going with Trojan AGM batteries instead of Walmart marine 12 volt...
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kmb1966 wrote:msmith1199 wrote:
I just recently did some research on my inverter/converter and one of the things I found is that there is a setting to set it for wet cell, AGM, or a third type which I forget right now. Mine (like I'm sure yours does too) charges both the chassis and the house batteries. But there was no way to change the setting independently for the two battery banks. What that tells me is if I were to change to AGM batteries for the house, I'd also have to change the Chassis batteries to AGM.
I understand what you are saying. I don't think my converter charges my chassis battery. It only charges the 2 12-volt batteries. When the engine is running, I have verified that the engine running does charge the chassis battery and the 2 12-volt batteries. When the generator is running, I think only the 2 12-volt batteries are being charged, not the chassis battery. In summary mine currently works as follows:
Engine Running: Chassis-YES Coach batteries: YES
Onshore Power: Chassis-NO Coach batteries: YES
Generator power: Chassis-NO Coach batteries: YES
You are probably correct. I just did a google search on the one you have and it looks to be a much different unit than the one I have. I think mine has a lot more features and does charge both battery banks.
