PD converter and 6v battery help
After cooking another set of 12v batteries with the WFCO 8855 converter, I've decided to replace the converter with a PD converter. My question I which one. The 4655V is the listed replacement,but the...
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Just last week I replaced the Parallax 7345 in our Minnie with the PD 4645 45 amp converter. The charger has 4 charging modes. The "boost mode" is supposed to bring the batteries to 90% charge in a few hours. The charger then switches to "normal mode" and continues to charge at a lower voltage. The third mode is "float", which maintains the full charge without boiling the batteries. The fourth mode is "desulfation". I bought the converter from Best Converter.
The only issue I had with the install was that the existing positive wire from the batteries to the converter was a few inches too short to reach the terminal on the new 12 volt distribution board. I had to do some rerouting of the wire under the cabinets to get it to reach.
My house batteries were already pretty well charged when I plugged in the shore power, so the new converter started off in normal mode, rather than boost mode. It took about 2 days before it went into float mode.
The only issue I had with the install was that the existing positive wire from the batteries to the converter was a few inches too short to reach the terminal on the new 12 volt distribution board. I had to do some rerouting of the wire under the cabinets to get it to reach.
My house batteries were already pretty well charged when I plugged in the shore power, so the new converter started off in normal mode, rather than boost mode. It took about 2 days before it went into float mode.
