Forum Discussion

horton333's avatar
horton333
Explorer
Sep 12, 2015

WF-8955 where is the other fast charge?

So its raining and I am trying to learn the new trailer and nothing I try seems to be able to pry anything more than 13.6 voltages out of this supposed 3 stage charger. Where's the14.4?! Even with drying as low as iamwilling to on the battery Max is 13.6. Seeing other posts it seems like I am not the only one. Is there any solution to this ( don't need to know about competitors products, thanks)
  • Whoops, so the situation returns to foggy this morning. There is more going on then just getting the voltage under a 13.2 as is indicated by the modification instructions. I had the voltage at the connection of the converter to the bus bar under 13.2 for almost 5 minutes. It then continued ramping up fairly fast to about 13.5, maybe 20 more minutes, and then ramped up slowly to 13.59 after 2 hours. I got bored. My unit is never going to go into 14.4 volts in any realistic instalation. Perhaps there is a need for more current at the same time as low voltage or whatever but as there enough people seeing it going to 14.4 for only short periods this indicates to me that getting boost is more complex than is worth figuring out. I'll stay with carrying a second battery and external charger, for now amyway. There does appear to be room for one of my group 31 agms beside the converter, that would be useful given the existing wiring us losing a fair fraction of the voltage.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    WFCO is noted for a short time between failure and the MOST COMMON failure is failure to go into BOOST (Bulk, FAST) charge mode (14.x) In short what you see is the most common failure mode.

    The soultion is a Progressive Dynamics 4600 series from Best Converters. It "Drops in" where the electronics are now on that WE Fail Close to Onset box and with the dongle you have full control.

About Technical Issues

Having RV issues? Connect with others who have been in your shoes.24,188 PostsLatest Activity: Jan 18, 2025