Xantrex Inverter/Charger

Commerce wrote:
I have a 2004 Tiffin Phaeton and recently noticed my four 6 volt house batteries were always reading low even after hooked to shore power or generator but after a long drive they were back in the green. I finally had a tech look at it and he tells me the charger is only putting out 12.8 volts where it should be putting out between 13.6 and 14.2 and that I need to replace the Xantrex 458 charger converter.

I am assuming he is right abotu this but just wanted to discuss it with this board to see what your suggestions are and also should I go back with Xantrex or is there a better option ? The good thing about if I go back with the same Xantrex unit is I will be able to use the same control box up front from the old unit I assume.

The voltage put out by any modern 3 stage charger will very depending on the state of charge of the batteries. With discharged batteries the voltage will start high maybe as high as 18 volts on some newer chargers and go down in current and voltage as the charged state of the batteries increases. So I don't know if he is right or not. I have heard a lot of good things about Magnum inverters/ chargers.