Problems with Boondocker 60 amp converter
Having issues with this converter, won't do more than 13.6 volts, ever.
Forum Discussion
Hondochica, no PHD required.
The pd9245 is not junk. If your wiring from PD to battery bank is thick enough for the distance from PD to battery bank, and you can feed it 115vAC often enough, it should be able to keep batteries happy enough for long enough. Being able to choose voltage 'stages' via the pendant gives a level of control above the other converters, but this choice might freak some out.
When exclusively generator recharging there are better options for returning the batteries to as high a % as possible in as short a time as possible, but if recharging time is not a big consideration then neither is the charging source's specific abilities.
Also when flooded batteries are punch drunk from many deep cycles without a full recharge, an Equalization charge is required, and these require voltages in the 15.5 to 16v area and some observation by a human to decide when to end the EQ charge.
No automatic 3 stage converter/charger offered can accomplish the 15.5v+ EQ charge.
EQ's can greatly extend battery life when the battery is cycled deep and hard often.
I was trying to find the best automatic compromise to meet my needs/desires, and when I removed the 'automatic' from the requirements, then I was also able to remove the 'compromise'.
I can achieve Ideal battery recharging with a adjustable voltage power supply, but it is not automatic. But I enjoy controlling the parameters. Others dont.
The pd9245 is not junk. If your wiring from PD to battery bank is thick enough for the distance from PD to battery bank, and you can feed it 115vAC often enough, it should be able to keep batteries happy enough for long enough. Being able to choose voltage 'stages' via the pendant gives a level of control above the other converters, but this choice might freak some out.
When exclusively generator recharging there are better options for returning the batteries to as high a % as possible in as short a time as possible, but if recharging time is not a big consideration then neither is the charging source's specific abilities.
Also when flooded batteries are punch drunk from many deep cycles without a full recharge, an Equalization charge is required, and these require voltages in the 15.5 to 16v area and some observation by a human to decide when to end the EQ charge.
No automatic 3 stage converter/charger offered can accomplish the 15.5v+ EQ charge.
EQ's can greatly extend battery life when the battery is cycled deep and hard often.
I was trying to find the best automatic compromise to meet my needs/desires, and when I removed the 'automatic' from the requirements, then I was also able to remove the 'compromise'.
I can achieve Ideal battery recharging with a adjustable voltage power supply, but it is not automatic. But I enjoy controlling the parameters. Others dont.
