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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I had a WFCO 55 from Randy's, never worked but he traded it out for a Xantrex XADC 40 that is a wonderful converter. The only thing that would make ideal in my opinion is if it had temperature compensation, but no converters do as far as I know. Every time it sees generator or shore power, it slams 14.4 volts and up to 42 amps into the battery for 4 hours. TOO BAD THEY QUIT MAKING IT!!! I added the TrueCharge II 40 as a second charger and love it as well. reason being, I am not able to attend to my RV six months of the year on an every other month basis. I needed something I could set and forget that would automatically adjust for 50-60F degree daily temperature swings and 0-100+ seasonal temperature swings. The temperature compensation on the TC does this. The TC is also highly configurable for any battery technology and it well Equalize to 16 VDC if I remember correctly.
I know BFL13 likes the VEC1093DBD and no doubt it is a fine battery charger, but it is an automotive charger that must be clamped on and removed AND you have to push some buttons to get it to do what you want it to do... EVERYTIME! That works for him but not for most folks.
If it were me, I'd bite the bullet and go with what Trojan recommends. It is a one time cost and good insurance. It will take good care of your batteries, even if you have to leave it for weeks at a time. I personally believe you'd be fine with the 40A as Xanatrex says the 40A is ok for up to 228 AH. I have 460AH the 40 works fine for me. I would have gotten the 60 but at the time I only had 2 grp 27,s and later added two more.
I know BFL13 likes the VEC1093DBD and no doubt it is a fine battery charger, but it is an automotive charger that must be clamped on and removed AND you have to push some buttons to get it to do what you want it to do... EVERYTIME! That works for him but not for most folks.
If it were me, I'd bite the bullet and go with what Trojan recommends. It is a one time cost and good insurance. It will take good care of your batteries, even if you have to leave it for weeks at a time. I personally believe you'd be fine with the 40A as Xanatrex says the 40A is ok for up to 228 AH. I have 460AH the 40 works fine for me. I would have gotten the 60 but at the time I only had 2 grp 27,s and later added two more.
