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jcrhea
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Feb 06, 2016

Converter Questions - Replacement and want to charge faster

All - I have a WFCO 8955PEC in my Class C RV. It has a 4kW generator in it I use to charge the batteries when off grid. I have two questions - 1. It charges slowly when my 2 12V deep cycle ba...
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N8GS
Explorer
Feb 07, 2016
Typically the charger is too far from the batteries and factory wire was sized for legal amps, not voltage drop. I installed an IOTA 90 amp unit at the battery bank (600 Ah). 1 foot of #2 wire to junction block then 3 feet of 2/0 to the batteries. All battery interconnections are also 2/0. I kept the WFCO for backup. Also 470 watts of MPPT solar.
This was all on my Cougar 290 and will be moved to the Reflection 337RLS that I bought last spring.

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