Modified my Schumacher
Model number sc2500a. No longer in production. This Charger works pretty nicely as a converter, on the 12 amp setting, handling such cycling loads as a ~2.7 amp compressor fridge and a 6.2 amp mat...
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The point of a converter is that it supplies a constant voltage to power the accessories in the RV, and oh by the way also charges the battery. It's set up as a constant voltage, variable current power source, in other words. Modern converters will run at a constant 13.6 volts, for example, and vary the current from rated output to zero depending on the load and battery condition. Other converters can be put into a battery charge mode, where they can do a three stage (bulk, absorbtion, maintenance mode) charge then revert to converter mode. A battery charger makes a poor converter, as you've noticed, because it's designed to optimize simple battery charging and not constant voltage supply of power to RV accessories.
Brian
Brian
