Hi folksI have a 2006 Jayco Eagle and the original IOTA power supply has given up the ghost. I'm looking at replacing it this weekend with a Parallax 7345 that I'm ordering from Amazon.com. I see that they have the 7355 (55 amp) for $10 more. Is there any advantage for me to go ahead and get the 55 amp over the 45 amp? Thanx

The Parallax 7345 is a single stage converter. It supplies a constant 13.8 volts. At that voltage it charges batteries very slowly and once charged it boils the water in the battery.It is much better to replace your old converter with a PD 4600 converter. It will charge your battery much faster and then when charged it provides a voltage of 13.2 volts that keeps the battery charged without boiling it. It also provides desulfication of the battery.As far as the 45 vs 55 A it depends on how many batteries you have. If you have 2 or more the 55A will charge the batteries a little faster.

http://www.bestconverter.com/I bought a replacement fir my converter from here.Got a Progressive Dynamics converter. Easy swap about an hours work only. Direct replacement .

Yep! Good advice above. Get a three stage charger. The money you save on a single stage charger will soon disappear into new batteries.

My MH came with a Magnatek/Parallax 7345 just like the one you are buying. After about 3 years, while it was still fully functional and not giving any problems, I replaced it with a PD4655V and gave it away.

Buying a 73XX is a waste of money. Replace it with a PDI and get the best of all worlds for close to the same money.

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rvten
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Sep 11, 2013
http://www.bestconverter.com/

I bought a replacement fir my converter from here.
Got a Progressive Dynamics converter.
Easy swap about an hours work only. Direct replacement .
tenbear
Explorer
Sep 11, 2013
The Parallax 7345 is a single stage converter. It supplies a constant 13.8 volts. At that voltage it charges batteries very slowly and once charged it boils the water in the battery.

It is much better to replace your old converter with a PD 4600 converter. It will charge your battery much faster and then when charged it provides a voltage of 13.2 volts that keeps the battery charged without boiling it. It also provides desulfication of the battery.

As far as the 45 vs 55 A it depends on how many batteries you have. If you have 2 or more the 55A will charge the batteries a little faster.

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