Frige/Battery Burnout Question

cekkk wrote:
I don't know what type of converter our 2011 Eagle has.

Well... That is the deciding factor.. however that said the key word in your sentence is a number 2011.

Back in days of old when folks were bold many low end (And even some better) RV's had a converter made by Magnatek, it was bulit into the power distribution panel and it was a model 6300,, If you have this it will be on the door to the fuse/breaker box.

Today, you are more likely to have a parallex 7300 in those rigs.

The 6300 had very poor regulation, it was a very SLOW charger and it had no idea of when to quit so it developed a well deserved reputation as a battery killer.

The 7300 is better, The 7300T is better still and it is the MINIMUM acceptable converter in my opinion.

The Progressive Dynamics 9200 (And a long list of others) are the other end of the chart... Better than those 3-stage + smart converters it simply does not get. If you have one of the top end jobs... By all means leave it plugged in.


Another consideration is what kind of battery do youhave

GC-2 (Golf car six volt, pairs) In series, are Flooded wet cells, You check them at least once a month (Till you figure them out) and add DISTILLED water as needed.. Proper level is over the top of the plates and BELOW the bottom of the filler tube.

Maintenance Free (Usually Marine/Deep Cycle) you can not add water to, You might consider upgrading to a true DEEP CYCLE like the GC-2 pairs.

AGM. You can get True Deep Cycle AGM, they too are maintenance free, they are also expensive.