Converters and generators
I have a WFCO Ultra III (WF-8955) converter that requires 950W of input. I'm surprised it takes that much power to run, but maybe I'm missing something. Apparantly a 1000W generator won't provide en...
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RJsfishin wrote:BFL13 wrote:
RJ it turns on my definition of "forever" I did not say a 45a charger would not run on the 1000w Honda. The OP had a 55a.
How long forever lasts depends on how big the bank is in AH and how low it starts at on the recharge and how high you want to get it to.
My PD 45 will charge faster than the OPs 55 amp WFCO that never sees 14 volts. So I didn't know why you would say that.
I used to charge w/ a PD55 amp, and I don't notice the difference.
But, at any rate, the Honda 1000 will charge batteries plenty fast on 45 amps. The 1000 is smaller and lighter, and quieter once the amperage get down to 30 amps and less.
I think I have to get below 50% on the battery to get the WFCO charging in bulk mode. It's pretty obvious, I start the generator up, warm it up for about 2 minutes in eco mode, plug in the 30 amp plug, and the motor grunts pretty good and loud, it's working hard by the sound of the exhaust, for 5-15 minutes on my single 24 DC 75AH battery. Due to this extreme load, it's why I always warm the little Honda up for 2 minutes before plugging anything in to it. It needs the warm up period before working it hard.
