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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Snowman9000 wrote:X2
I give the OP a lot of credit for hanging in there; this is a typical long and winding road thread on charging. Most people slink out of the room, sorry they asked. :)
It is too bad that there is so little useful documentation available for the PowerMax units anywhere, including Bestconverters.com.
These threads always get way more technical than what most need or want to know.
Most will be happy with basic info, of what will do a decent job. The perfectionists will go for the last 10% at great effort... Good for them. I will take a nap instead.:B
As far as the WFCO. Most everyone has trouble with them not switching modes.
Mine was stuck at 13.6 volts. I did the wiring upgrade that the perfectionists recommended. It was a waste of time, no improvement.
I talked to Randy at Best convertors, and he suggested a Powermax 55 replacement for my WFCO 6500. Said that I wouldn't miss the 10 amps at all.
He was right. The Powermax has been flawless in my book. It does all the modes (13.2, 13.6, 14.5) reliably. My batteries no longer cook in the AZ heat, and the charging performance just works.
Good enough for me.
