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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There are reports of different maximum voltages by users here as to the Megawatt's capability. Some say 15.3, others 15.5v.
I am space limited, and only wanted to deal with one AC charger and spent 127$ for a MEANWELL RSP-500-15, and it will put 41 amps into my depleted battery until battery voltage comes within 0.3v of the voltage I set it to before hooking it to the battery.
It will also do 16V which is more in line with Mex's prescribed eq regimen. Heck, it will do 19.23v if I crank it all the way up, but that capability is useless braggin rights territory only.
But it is a manual charger, which is fine with me. I'll take a manual charger capable of constant current rather than a one size fits all converter which perhaps comes close to the battery manufacturer recommendations.
It acts perfectly as a converter when set to a float voltage too. Powers any load under 41 amps and holds the battery at any desired voltage between 13.12 and 19.23
Through experimentation and testing and a hydrometer, I found my battery manufacturer's recommendations a bit conservative, and 15.7v could not do in two hours what 16v could do in a quarter of that time.
So now I don't screw around with anything less than 16v when I want an EQ on this particular 12v group31 battery.
When this battery fails the meanwell can be adjusted to any Lead acid battery which I buy to replace it and perhaps some other chemistries too, if they ever become an affordable option..
I am space limited, and only wanted to deal with one AC charger and spent 127$ for a MEANWELL RSP-500-15, and it will put 41 amps into my depleted battery until battery voltage comes within 0.3v of the voltage I set it to before hooking it to the battery.
It will also do 16V which is more in line with Mex's prescribed eq regimen. Heck, it will do 19.23v if I crank it all the way up, but that capability is useless braggin rights territory only.
But it is a manual charger, which is fine with me. I'll take a manual charger capable of constant current rather than a one size fits all converter which perhaps comes close to the battery manufacturer recommendations.
It acts perfectly as a converter when set to a float voltage too. Powers any load under 41 amps and holds the battery at any desired voltage between 13.12 and 19.23
Through experimentation and testing and a hydrometer, I found my battery manufacturer's recommendations a bit conservative, and 15.7v could not do in two hours what 16v could do in a quarter of that time.
So now I don't screw around with anything less than 16v when I want an EQ on this particular 12v group31 battery.
When this battery fails the meanwell can be adjusted to any Lead acid battery which I buy to replace it and perhaps some other chemistries too, if they ever become an affordable option..
