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camper19709
Explorer
Jan 27, 2014

Benefit of replacing converter/charger with larger one

I am having the converter/charger checked because my house batteries are not getting charged. If it is bad and needs replacement would there be any benefit to installing a larger unit.? The one I hav...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Jan 29, 2014
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

It will work--but there are better solutions. PD units have 0.7 power factor which is not great.

I'd look at Power Max myself.

camper19709 wrote:
After lots of research and helpful info from this forum, I have decided(almost) on a PD9280 with the Charge Wizard. And the pendant.


The PowerMax units with pf correction start with the 75 amper on up, so the 60 amper doesn't have it (and doesn't need it---unless you have only a 1000w gen, in which case you would like some pf correction!)

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