Charging a Battery Bank
I am planning on upgrading my batteries to 4 6v batteries wired in series and parallel to have a 12v system with plenty of Amp Hours. There is a ton of information on how to wire things up but nothing...
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RobWNY wrote:
There was mention of not using the converter/charger that comes with campers as a way to bulk charge the batteries because of how far away they are in most circumstances. In my case, I estimate 28'-30'. Is that because of the normal 6 gauge wire not being able to handle high amp output (over 55-60amps) and the loss of charge running that length?
That, and also because of the set voltage the converter manufacturer may have used which switches the unit into bulk charge mode. Those who complain the most seem to be those of us who own a WFCO converter, in particular the 8955. I know mine has never delivered 14.4 volts to the battery :M ... but it's also located 25' aft of the battery and is wired to that battery with 6 gauge cable. Whether replacing the WFCO with a PD or other converter would overcome this problem I don't think anyone can absolutely guarantee. I'd prefer to not bother finding out and have just left my WFCO as is, turned it off, and use a different charger that does deliver 14.4 to the battery.
