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,
Your PD dropped into float when the bank was still accepting ~15 amps, at 14.4v. This is before 90%, not well past. BFL's charts show about a 5a/100Ah marker for 90% at 14.5v. So, 14.4v would be less than 5a/100Ah, so maybe 12a. Nevertheless, that is a really good charging profile.
However, when boondocking, time is money, noise, and fumes. At 14.8v, that same profile would be significantly shorter than a 4 hour 50-90. Of course, if the OP went with the same 55'er, on his (smaller) 220Ah bank, that would help knock down the time considerably. That's a C/4 rate, so around 3 hours for a 50-90.
But the OP would still need something for proper top charging and EQ'ing, so I really don't see any other option but to go with two new units, seeing as a 50-60 amp charger is hard to come by. Perhaps a pd4655 and a mega watt s-350-12, for a total of $250.
Your PD dropped into float when the bank was still accepting ~15 amps, at 14.4v. This is before 90%, not well past. BFL's charts show about a 5a/100Ah marker for 90% at 14.5v. So, 14.4v would be less than 5a/100Ah, so maybe 12a. Nevertheless, that is a really good charging profile.
However, when boondocking, time is money, noise, and fumes. At 14.8v, that same profile would be significantly shorter than a 4 hour 50-90. Of course, if the OP went with the same 55'er, on his (smaller) 220Ah bank, that would help knock down the time considerably. That's a C/4 rate, so around 3 hours for a 50-90.
But the OP would still need something for proper top charging and EQ'ing, so I really don't see any other option but to go with two new units, seeing as a 50-60 amp charger is hard to come by. Perhaps a pd4655 and a mega watt s-350-12, for a total of $250.
