Bypassing charger Magnatek 6332
The camper we bought has a magnatek 6332 converter/charger. It had a battery in it that was 2 years old which has now been replaced because of bad cells. No biggie. But, I am not too sure on 30 year o...
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jimh425 wrote:
If you are worried about the charger, just buy a small charger for trips or break down and add a solar panel kit. If you think the charger/converter is possibly an issue, don’t risk it or you’ll be buying a battery depending on the warranty. Alternatively, plug in and test it out. If it kills your battery, go get a replacement.. If it doesn’t, you are good to go.
Fwiw, I don’t think a bad charger will cause bad cells. More than likely, it would boil the liquid out and kill all of the battery. More than likely the bad cells are from vibration and separating the connection in the battery. Not a battery expert because mine don’t fail much, but I’ve never needed to replace a charger because of a battery with a bad cell on any vehicle/RV I’ve had.
Perhaps. I don't know either. I already have a smaller charger that I could plug into instead and of course a solar setup may make sense once we are sure this is the camper we are staying with.
I was more concerned about the constant amperage the charger portion sends to the battery and perhaps it is not sensing when it is full. That would result in overcharging and boiling the water away.
