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MEXICOWANDERER
Aug 09, 2018Explorer
Fooling around with a WFCO (WTFCO) is like trying to trick-out a Yugo.
You will pay the price when those AGM batteries simply decrease in capacity until they are worthless.
With a digital hand held multimeter start checking both the positive and negative charging routes from converter to battery.
At a proper (STEADY) 14.4 volt level taking those AGMs to 90% state of charge with an EIGHTY AMPERE RATED CONVERTER is an easy-peasy straightforward exercise.
The charger cannot say "Ooooo I'll think I'll switch gears now" It has to stay at 14.4 volts the whole time. It's a WFCO to recycler moment. I fooled with a 55 amp model just to torture it. I did get it to charge at a decent level before the smoke started pouring out.
The real judge of what you do or do not are two batteries. You cannot persuade them you're right and they're wrong. They will simply get weaker and weaker then flatline.
You will pay the price when those AGM batteries simply decrease in capacity until they are worthless.
With a digital hand held multimeter start checking both the positive and negative charging routes from converter to battery.
At a proper (STEADY) 14.4 volt level taking those AGMs to 90% state of charge with an EIGHTY AMPERE RATED CONVERTER is an easy-peasy straightforward exercise.
The charger cannot say "Ooooo I'll think I'll switch gears now" It has to stay at 14.4 volts the whole time. It's a WFCO to recycler moment. I fooled with a 55 amp model just to torture it. I did get it to charge at a decent level before the smoke started pouring out.
The real judge of what you do or do not are two batteries. You cannot persuade them you're right and they're wrong. They will simply get weaker and weaker then flatline.
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