Relocate WFCO converter?
I have one of those infamous WFCO8955 converters. I would like it to do the normal multi-stage charging on my pair of Costco 6V batteries. I have read through a bunch of posts on how to "force" it into boost mode (14+V), but don't feel comfortable soldering to one of the circuit boards.
A general idea of what I want to do is this:
1) Move charger part of the converter as close as possible to the batteries. Probably the front storage area in my TT.
2) use larger wire between charger and batteries (maybe #2 battery cables).
3) extend 120 V AC from old location to new location, probably with romex, either 12 or 10 gauge wire.
4) run wire between the 12V output of the charger back to the fuse panel in the original location, unknown size at this point.
A number of the recent posts about the Cheapowatt, Meanwell, and Megawatt power supplies and this post from June 2012 were a big influence in maybe doing this,
June 2012 post
Can any of you make suggestions about this plan or any improvements? Any additions or removals from it? Anything I forgot?
An additional benefit is that I can put my PSW inverter in the same location and just "jumper" it from the charger's battery connections. Then hardwire the output to a special outlet for the DW's CPAP machine.
Thanks in advance for any input!!!
Mike
A general idea of what I want to do is this:
1) Move charger part of the converter as close as possible to the batteries. Probably the front storage area in my TT.
2) use larger wire between charger and batteries (maybe #2 battery cables).
3) extend 120 V AC from old location to new location, probably with romex, either 12 or 10 gauge wire.
4) run wire between the 12V output of the charger back to the fuse panel in the original location, unknown size at this point.
A number of the recent posts about the Cheapowatt, Meanwell, and Megawatt power supplies and this post from June 2012 were a big influence in maybe doing this,
June 2012 post
Can any of you make suggestions about this plan or any improvements? Any additions or removals from it? Anything I forgot?
An additional benefit is that I can put my PSW inverter in the same location and just "jumper" it from the charger's battery connections. Then hardwire the output to a special outlet for the DW's CPAP machine.
Thanks in advance for any input!!!
Mike
