2 chargers connected to one battery bank?
Has anyone used two chargers connected to one battery bank? I have four (4) six volt GC batteries with 464 amp hrs. at 12 volts. The onboard "dumb" one stage charger is a 55 amp. unit. I just ordered...
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I upgraded my real old single mode converter/charger to a WFCO 45AMP smart mode converter/charger only to find out I could never get my WFCO unit to go into smart mode charging.
Then I purchased a PD9260C 60AMP smart mode converter/charger but I mounted it stand alone closer to the battery bank. I decided to leave the WF8945 unit in its location in the bottom compartment of the WF series Power Distribution Panel.
I ran a 120VAC connection to the PD9260C from another circuit breaker in my panel.
I most of the time use the PD9260C by just flipping the circuit breaker for this unit and have the WF8945 converter turned off by flipping its circuit breaker.
I only have the brand new WF8945 converter around for back-up purpose. I only have one converter turned ON at a time however I don't think it would harm anything having both of them on. It just didn't seem like having two converter units ON at the same would be a good idea.
You can see where my two converters are installed in this floor plan drawing of my trailer...
This is a schematic diagram of my how my two converters are wired in my setup...
There is some posts on here where a B&D VEC1093DBD smart mode portable battery charger was being used along with the on-board trailer converter/charger to get to full 100% charge state on the batteries quicker.
Roy Ken
Then I purchased a PD9260C 60AMP smart mode converter/charger but I mounted it stand alone closer to the battery bank. I decided to leave the WF8945 unit in its location in the bottom compartment of the WF series Power Distribution Panel.
I ran a 120VAC connection to the PD9260C from another circuit breaker in my panel.
I most of the time use the PD9260C by just flipping the circuit breaker for this unit and have the WF8945 converter turned off by flipping its circuit breaker.
I only have the brand new WF8945 converter around for back-up purpose. I only have one converter turned ON at a time however I don't think it would harm anything having both of them on. It just didn't seem like having two converter units ON at the same would be a good idea.
You can see where my two converters are installed in this floor plan drawing of my trailer...
This is a schematic diagram of my how my two converters are wired in my setup...
There is some posts on here where a B&D VEC1093DBD smart mode portable battery charger was being used along with the on-board trailer converter/charger to get to full 100% charge state on the batteries quicker.
Roy Ken
