My WFCO is taking a dump

ISTR there were reports that PDs don't work up to speed with Onans or some Onans due to wave form issues with the Onan's output. They work ok with inverter gens or shore power. Can't remember the details so whether it would apply here, sorry.

Don't think I'll be taking out the Onan for a 2K Honda, LOL. I have a toyhauler and always boondock. Someone is always running a gen, a sxs or bike, something. Also I don't think that 2K will run the a/c and anything else.

64thunderbolt wrote:
I have a 4000 Onan

So did I, but the day came when I got sick a runnin that big noisy genset for battery charging. So you'll be fine w/ the PD 60 and a 2,000 gen someday.

Funny, that's the one I have decided to get. Thanks for the info.

64thunderbolt, my WFCO 70AMP converter also went south and I replaced it with a Progressive Dynamics PD9260 which is a 60AMP converter that has worked very well for a couple years now.

The PD9260 is available from a seller called pride_usa on Ebay. I suggest you check him out. Free shipping.

His listing=

NEW PROGRESSIVE DYNAMICS INTELI-POWER 60AMP RV CONVERTER WITH CHARGE WIZARD
REMOTE PENDANT INCLUDED, INTELLI-POWER CONVERTER PD9260

$139.65


Jack

I have a 4000 Onan

64thunderbolt wrote:
I never stay in a park. Always in the forest or out in the desert. Think I'll get a deck mount PD 60A and wire it into my wfco panel. I have planty of room in the back. I'll remove the wfco conv unit to allow good air into the box. Opinions please.

I mounted a PD60A in my pass through, only a few feet away from the battery bank. Gives the max current and will keep it in bulk mode as long as possible. If your WFCO is very close to the battery bank, not an issue, but the closer to the batteries the better off you will be for holding max charging current.

IMHO the 60A is a nice compromise. It's about the biggest non PF corrected converter you can easily run off a 2000W inverter generator. Anything bigger that isn't PF corrected can be problematic, may run up against the max VA for the 2000VA. generators. Don't recall exactly but I think my PD60A draws about 1400VA at max current output.

I never stay in a park. Always in the forest or out in the desert. Think I'll get a deck mount PD 60A and wire it into my wfco panel. I have planty of room in the back. I'll remove the wfco conv unit to allow good air into the box. Opinions please.

RJsfishin wrote:
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And the current WFCO is certainly much quieter than the PD replacement
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What ??? I've had 2 PD for 13 yrs total, and I never heard either of them. And it ain't because I'm very far away from it, actually I can see it. And it ain't cuz I never have it maxed out either. Maybe cuz I bought it on ebay, and the fans not working.:(

All i can say is that the PD drop in replacement for my WFCO 55A has much more fan noise than the WFCO does. However, it does go into bulk mode when it should, that's the advantage for me.

I wouldn't call the fan noise objectinable, it's just noisier.

I've put PD replacements in a few other folk's WFCO and they made the same comment. Fan is noisier.

Call Randy at Best Converter and give him your rig and it's elec specs. He will guide you to a very good replacement.