Can I run my WFCO output to a REDARC BCDC?
My 2019 Brookstone 395RL currently has a: WFCO WF-9875 75 AMP POWER DECKMOUNT CONVERTER - 55-4708 I'm in the process of adding a REDARC BCDC1240D... and running #2 AWG from my 2019 F-350 DRW's batt...
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I’m not sure I understand REDARC’s answer; but the gist of it is, hooking the WFCO to the REDARC won’t work. So I’m going to let it be for sure.
Here is their answer:
“If you connect the WFCO only to the input of the BCDC1240D, this will not work.
The BCDC1240D is looking for battery voltage, and the WFCO is looking for a voltage in order to supply power – the BCDC1240D does not have battery voltage on the input without a battery connected.
If you had both the truck and the WFCO on the input, the BCDC1240D would turn on under normal voltage thresholds once the truck reached 13.2V, and start drawing the current required to charge the auxiliary battery.
If the WFCO could keep up with the current requirements to charge the truck battery, and sustain amperage required to charge the auxiliary battery, this would work just fine.”
Here is their answer:
“If you connect the WFCO only to the input of the BCDC1240D, this will not work.
The BCDC1240D is looking for battery voltage, and the WFCO is looking for a voltage in order to supply power – the BCDC1240D does not have battery voltage on the input without a battery connected.
If you had both the truck and the WFCO on the input, the BCDC1240D would turn on under normal voltage thresholds once the truck reached 13.2V, and start drawing the current required to charge the auxiliary battery.
If the WFCO could keep up with the current requirements to charge the truck battery, and sustain amperage required to charge the auxiliary battery, this would work just fine.”
