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tenbear
Aug 18, 2014Explorer
ujocka wrote:
Thanks for the replies. How quickly will a PD9245 charge the battery compared to the 6345? Does the fuse panel need to be changed with the PD9245? It doesn't appear that it is included in the purchase.
The PD9245 will charge the battery much faster than the Magnetek. The Magnetek sits at 13.8v and depending on your battery it will only accept 5-6 Amps, more or less. The PD charges in the bulk stage at 14.4v and the battery will accept much more, again depending on your battery. After 4 hours, or less, the charger switches to 13.8v and then later to 13.2v.
It does not include a fuse panel, and I believe it is not the same size as the Magnetek. You can mount it where you like, leave the Magnetek where it is, as a backup, and turn off the power to the Magnetek. The existing fuse panel will work just fine.
PD also makes a converter to replace the Magnetek. It is the 4600 series. That comes with a fuse panel. You probably won't find them as low priced as the 9200 series.
You may want to increase the size of the wire from the converter to the battery to improve the performance. I replaced the existing #8 wire with #4.
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