Converter and Charger at the same time
I did a rather un-scientific test to compare my WFCO converter to a battery charger. I ran the slides in and out a few times and ran 2 fans and all the lights for a while (about a 25 amp draw). After ...
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Golden_HVAC wrote:
The problem with charging a battery at 14.6 volts means that the battery will get warm and boil a lot more than normal amount of water out of the battery. If you do this frequently, plan on adding water every month or so. Also if the battery plates get to warm, they can warp. This can cause the plates to touch each other, shorting out that cell, and require battery replacement.
So far, the batteries don't seem to get warm when charging at 14.6 volts. With the current mounting location I can only feel the plastic box they are mounted in. So getting a good feel for temp is harder.
I don't plan on doing the 40A charge often and will get the water monthly or more when we are drawing down and charging the batteries like that.
