WFCO
Are WFCO converters a good choice ? As good as PROGRESSIVE DYNAMICS ?
Forum Discussion
- Jeezo, even God doesn't like WFCO
fla-gypsy wrote:
My 11 year old TT came with a WFCO 45a. A lightning strike took it out after 3 years. It was replaced with a WFCO 55a and it has been running for the last 8 years. They work, may not be as good as the PD but they work.
For the price difference I will take a PD any day. Oh that is right I did!
Link- I thought with the title of the thread that this was a joke!
Never EVER spend after tax income dollars on any WFCO converter. Why buy something known to be junk when spending just a little bit more on a PD unit is the world of difference?
PD units are bombproof and work as advertised, even when fed pseudo sine waves from 80s design "inverter" generators. smkettner wrote:
T bone wrote:
Thanks everyone ,except Gordon three. My son has WF-8955AN-11 on his toy hauler..This unit has the 110 and 12v and converter in one ball.Converter appears to be part of it all.Would have to look harder to disconnect the converter from the rest of it..Looks like first remove the cook top and oven and then go from there..Shouldn't be too difficult..All I have seen of it so far is pictures..looks like a mess in there.
Remove the front panels and the converter is in the lower slot. If by chance you have a deck mount just remove four more screws and pull the entire panel out for access. No need for cooktop removal.
I got a little ahead of myself,the ATS switch is also back there and needs attention.I am hoping the WFCO is functioning mostly..Son doesn't use the trailer much..I will have to look the situation over more closely in person and decide what to do..T bone wrote:
Thanks everyone ,except Gordon three. My son has WF-8955AN-11 on his toy hauler..This unit has the 110 and 12v and converter in one ball.Converter appears to be part of it all.Would have to look harder to disconnect the converter from the rest of it..Looks like first remove the cook top and oven and then go from there..Shouldn't be too difficult..All I have seen of it so far is pictures..looks like a mess in there.
I think what you want is this PD4600 Replacement for WFCO 8900.
Call Best Converters and discuss your existing unit to make sure.fla-gypsy wrote:
My 11 year old TT came with a WFCO 45a. A lightning strike took it out after 3 years. It was replaced with a WFCO 55a and it has been running for the last 8 years. They work, may not be as good as the PD but they work.
I got a 6 amp battery charger that "works" too :))))bpounds wrote:
T bone wrote:
Thanks everyone ,except Gordon three. My son has WF-8955AN-11 on his toy hauler..This unit has the 110 and 12v and converter in one ball.Converter appears to be part of it all.Would have to look harder to disconnect the converter from the rest of it..Looks like first remove the cook top and oven and then go from there..Shouldn't be too difficult..All I have seen of it so far is pictures..looks like a mess in there.
I think what you want is this PD4600 Replacement for WFCO 8900.
Call Best Converters and discuss your existing unit to make sure.- Thanks very much.. I looked into it today..His problem is a wire came loose and got burned and is gonna be a bear to get to to repair..Thanks for all the help..I will discuss the PD replacement with him.
- Neither of my WFCOs went into boost mode (14.4 v) or trickle charge mode (13.2v). They just keep pumping out 13.7v. You should have a battery disconnect to keep them from going dry.
I think your batteries will charge faster and last longer with the PD. - My WFCO never provided more or less than 13.8V, regardless of SOC of the battery on my TravelTrailer. I have since renamed it WTF Co. Because you never know WTF if it's doing the right thing or failing. They do have a high failure rate, and they are very often replaced with a Progressive Dynamics or an IOTA, which is what most people around here will recommend as a replacement. If you are really hard core off the power pedestal and into dry camping, there are much better manual option chargers for less money... MegaWatt and MeanWell for the generator running crowd get the nod, then, for the NON power pedestal camping queens.
