Should I Change My WFCO Converter?
Opinions have often been expressed, both on this and other RV forums, that most stock RV converters are inadequate to properly charge and maintain batteries and are often of poor quality. It is frequ...
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AH64ID wrote:
Get a stand alone charger for equalization, and a good converter for normal use.
The key word there is "normal".
Converters with a charging feature do all the "Abs/Constant Voltage" charging in "normal" mode. They start out in "boost/constant current" mode, but then drop down to 13.6 volts, in order to continue functioning as a converter at a lower voltage, thus putting less strain on lighting and other 12v accessories.
A charger, on the other hand, will continue in Abs/CV mode at a much higher voltage; at the Vabs threshold setting; and thus take many many hours off the time required to get the bank from ~80-100%.
