advisability to turn off battery periodically
Had a cell die, and then the WFCO burned it to a crisp. Had to replace battery and the acid-laden case. It seems there is little advantage (?) in keeping the battery charging ALL the time when con...
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time2roll wrote:
Yes you can turn off the battery. If you don't move you don't even need a battery. Charging the otherwise unused battery every 1 to 3 months overnight is fine.
Yes the function of the WFCO is very poor. The linked converter should go to 13.2 volts after a few days.
Timeking wrote:
Thanks. I am full-time living in the TT, and still wonder why when connected to shore power 100% of time, that it is good and/or I need to keep charging the battery. Since I am constantly using light, pump, etc., the WFCO will never go into storage mode, but will always stay in absorption mode.
OP is fulltimer and will be "using" battery all the time and that is the problem, so pretty much negates any multistage converter from ever going into storage mode of 13.2V.
Typically multistage converters will have a specific amount of time after the last usage of current before it drops into storage.. OPs constant use of 12V items will prevent multi stage converters from seeing a lack of use long enough.. WFCO uses 44hrs of inactivity before dropping to storage.
Nothing "weak" about that for a WFCO and even the one listed above will have the same issue.
Op doesn't really need a battery at all if they are staying put and if that is the case the simple answer is to lose the battery.
