BFL13 wrote:
jrnymn7 wrote:
BFL13 wrote:
You can modify yours by drilling out the four rivets of the cover, remove that, put your voltmeter into the DC output terminals, and tweak the little blue pot's screw with a glasses frame sized screwdriver, and set the voltage to say, 14.6.
Not too clear if you crank it back to 13.6 it will still work as a 4 stager. Might not. I don't care with mine. Also forget the warranty :)
to what voltage can the pm be raised? and can one keep changing the voltage up or down to compensate for temp and equalizing vs. regular charging?
It has a range from maybe 13-low15s? Anyway it is sort of fragile and not meant to be twiddled much. I set mine at 14.8 and nailed the lid back on. No more changes with that tiny little blue pot. :)
If you want the one with the variable voltage that is meant to be twiddled (has external knob) check out that Boondocker Deluxe version Randy is coming out with soon on bestconverters.com
yeah that's what i figured.
i just bought this last year (from randy) and installed it last week, so i'm not in a hurry to buy yet another charger. it seems even after spending many hours reading up on chargers and charging, i'm still making all the wrong choices. but hey, how can the average joe compete against all the hype and mis-information.
i mean, even pm's boondocker series is mis-marketed (if that's even a word?) . apparently the pm4b belongs in a garage or trailer park, not in the boonies! and yes, randy comes highly recommended, but didn't he have a hand in engineering this thing? moreover, who's idea was it to market it as a charger for true boondockers???
i'm someone who likes to do their homework, and i don't mind paying for quality, but it seems i've been mislead by the industry. it appears the onus is put on the consumer to sift through all the bs and figure out what their needs really are, and what product, if any, can fill those needs. but this is becoming a rather expensive learning curve!
(sorry for the rant)
