Battery charger life span

We sold a 97 this year with the original and it worked fine. No reason to expect it to fail.

There's really no way to predict how long it will last. I'd leave it as long as it works ok.

mine last until the kids leave them out in the rain.
bumpy

Asking about the charger as in 'converter'??

Better ones available...true 3 stage charging and not that expensive

Best Converter...ASK RANDY!

If it is a WFCO it was already defective right out of the factory.
Most of the others will continue to be reliable.

time2roll wrote:
If it is a WFCO it was already defective right out of the factory.
Most of the others will continue to be reliable.

Interesting and obviously biased comment, most likely based on hearsay rather than experience.

Mine works fine and has for a couple years now.

When it pukes, I'll replace it with a locally made Progressive Dynamics.

Until then, I see no need to spend the money.

SidecarFlip wrote:

time2roll wrote:
If it is a WFCO it was already defective right out of the factory.
Most of the others will continue to be reliable.

Interesting and obviously biased comment, most likely based on hearsay rather than experience.

Mine works fine and has for a couple years now.

When it pukes, I'll replace it with a locally made Progressive Dynamics.

Until then, I see no need to spend the money.

Sorry but WFCOs are junk....one of the least reliable converters but used by many RV Mfgs (cause they are cheap)

Bumpyroad wrote:
mine last until the kids leave them out in the rain.
bumpy

Yep. That's about the average life span of a lot of tools.

SidecarFlip wrote:

time2roll wrote:
If it is a WFCO it was already defective right out of the factory.
Most of the others will continue to be reliable.

Interesting and obviously biased comment, most likely based on hearsay rather than experience.

Mine works fine and has for a couple years now.

When it pukes, I'll replace it with a locally made Progressive Dynamics.

Until then, I see no need to spend the money.

Based on two WFCOs and confirmation hearsay.
If yours works for you fine and you must be OK with a basic fixed voltage supply.
Otherwise does your WFCO charge at 14.4 volts when your battery is low?
And does it actually drop to float 13.2 in a couple days of minimal use?

time2roll wrote:
Based on two WFCOs and confirmation hearsay.
If yours works for you fine and you must be OK with a basic fixed voltage supply.
Otherwise does your WFCO charge at 14.4 volts when your battery is low?
And does it actually drop to float 13.2 in a couple days of minimal use?

I have no idea if my battery chargers meet your criteria. I do know that they have served me faithfully for many years, even if they are defective according to your standards.
bumpy