Returning to magic mushroom land of WFCO
I purchased .003" sheets of carbon graphite. Before the Wiffie barfed I set a small barrier between the resistorus erectus and the capacitor. It dropped temperature by 25F. Even a tiny muffin fan on that side of the circuit board makes a huge difference in component temperature. Two choices with the original fan - go higher CFM or give the perverter a lobotomy. Eliminate the fan and go with a smaller one like mentioned above.
The Hyperwatt has a replacement for the original Megawatt fan. 30% more watts. Then a larger fan in the front of the case blowing straight down onto the toroid chokes and transformer.
The build-it-cheap philosophy reminds me Chinese aptitude. Takes too long and costs to much to plug things in and see if they work.
SHIP IT! I'd take a bet not one WFCO executive Boondock RV's. And if one did they would be using a competitor's converter.
Recycled electronics in the US --- where do they go? I can see trying to recover copper, tantalum and a bit of gold, but the process would be net sum minus.
Oh well, I have a prohibited from sale in California battery charger to fix. Mail all of your non fixable electronic chargers to...
Governor Jerry Moonbeam Brown
1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814