Help with choosing proper converter amperage
I'm finally replacing my failing converter and am looking at the INTELI-POWER 9200 SERIES CONVERTER/CHARGER - 60 AMPS. My question is, my trailer currently has the WFCO 55 amp (yeah, yeah WFCO.....I ...
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Good choice by staying within 10% of what you had. If it was working for you, you'll be pleased how much better the PD works over the WFCO.
Don't, however stick with what you had because that is what the manufacturer engineered got your unit. Mine was so poorly engineered and installed I have never used it. Keystone installed a 100A WFCO and then gave me space for 3 group 24 batteries (overkill for 3-24's). Then they had 12 feet of extra #6 wire literally wadded up next to the converter. (Wfco's are sensitive to wire length) Then they installed the converter in a location such that you could not get to the boost button. I relocated it so I could reach the boost button but I have the WFCO unplugged and it is a spare. My 3-24's are cared for by a Xantrex TrueCharge II 40 amp and 500 watts of solar. The nice thing about the TC II is it goes to 14.4 Volts for 4 hours any time it is turned on. We start the gen several times a day for microwave use, curling iron, etc. so each time it is started the TC II goes to max volts and as many amps as the batteries will take.
Enuf about my system, my point is, what was installed in your camper by the manufacturer is probably not a good indicator of what to replace it with unless the installed amperage was working for your camping style.
Don't, however stick with what you had because that is what the manufacturer engineered got your unit. Mine was so poorly engineered and installed I have never used it. Keystone installed a 100A WFCO and then gave me space for 3 group 24 batteries (overkill for 3-24's). Then they had 12 feet of extra #6 wire literally wadded up next to the converter. (Wfco's are sensitive to wire length) Then they installed the converter in a location such that you could not get to the boost button. I relocated it so I could reach the boost button but I have the WFCO unplugged and it is a spare. My 3-24's are cared for by a Xantrex TrueCharge II 40 amp and 500 watts of solar. The nice thing about the TC II is it goes to 14.4 Volts for 4 hours any time it is turned on. We start the gen several times a day for microwave use, curling iron, etc. so each time it is started the TC II goes to max volts and as many amps as the batteries will take.
Enuf about my system, my point is, what was installed in your camper by the manufacturer is probably not a good indicator of what to replace it with unless the installed amperage was working for your camping style.
