gmw photos wrote:
I took possession of my 2012 funfinder on Nov 15, 2011. The trailer has a AGM \"marine starting battery\". It's been charged by the much maligned WFCO converter/charger. The battery is still in there, and still holds a charge.
My WFCO must be the \"only\" (LOL) good WFCO in existence, as I have seen it charge at over 14V, also it drops to 13.2 to 13.0 after about a day or day and half. 13.6 is it's mid-level. If the battery is not run down a whole lot, it simply starts out it's charge cycle at 13.6. Here I am, 8 years on, I'm happy with that.
As others have said, your discharge strategy needs to be smart. Do some reading on what parasitic draws you may have, and address those if needed.
EDIT: I put one of those little voltminder gadgets in the trailer to keep an eye on battery voltage. It plugs in to the 12 cig lighter power port.
gmw photos wrote:
I took possession of my 2012 funfinder on Nov 15, 2011. The trailer has a AGM \"marine starting battery\". It's been charged by the much maligned WFCO converter/charger. The battery is still in there, and still holds a charge.
My WFCO must be the \"only\" (LOL) good WFCO in existence, as I have seen it charge at over 14V, also it drops to 13.2 to 13.0 after about a day or day and half. 13.6 is it's mid-level. If the battery is not run down a whole lot, it simply starts out it's charge cycle at 13.6. Here I am, 8 years on, I'm happy with that.
As others have said, your discharge strategy needs to be smart. Do some reading on what parasitic draws you may have, and address those if needed.
EDIT: I put one of those little voltminder gadgets in the trailer to keep an eye on battery voltage. It plugs in to the 12 cig lighter power port.
gmw photos wrote:Mine is stuck at 13.6. I really don't care about the boost mode that much. But it will not go into float/13.2 ever. In AZ, it boils the water away in the summer. I no longer use it for that.","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":false,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":false,\"removeTocMarkup\":false,\"truncateLength\":200})@stringLength":"203","kudosSumWeight":0,"repliesCount":0,"postTime":"2019-11-29T14:02:58.000-08:00","lastPublishTime":"2019-11-29T14:02:58.000-08:00","metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":684},"visibilityScope":"PUBLIC","placeholder":false,"originalMessageForPlaceholder":null,"isEscalated":null,"solution":false,"entityType":"FORUM_REPLY","eventPath":"grouphub:TravelTrailer/category:TRAVELCENTER/community:feyqc97479board:TravelTrailerforum-board/message:2524359/message:2524397","replies":{"__typename":"MessageConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[]},"attachments":{"__typename":"AttachmentConnection","edges":[],"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}},"customFields":[],"readOnly":false,"editFrozen":false,"body@stringLength":"1148","rawBody":"
I took possession of my 2012 funfinder on Nov 15, 2011. The trailer has a AGM \"marine starting battery\". It's been charged by the much maligned WFCO converter/charger. The battery is still in there, and still holds a charge.
My WFCO must be the \"only\" (LOL) good WFCO in existence, as I have seen it charge at over 14V, also it drops to 13.2 to 13.0 after about a day or day and half. 13.6 is it's mid-level. If the battery is not run down a whole lot, it simply starts out it's charge cycle at 13.6. Here I am, 8 years on, I'm happy with that.
As others have said, your discharge strategy needs to be smart. Do some reading on what parasitic draws you may have, and address those if needed.
EDIT: I put one of those little voltminder gadgets in the trailer to keep an eye on battery voltage. It plugs in to the 12 cig lighter power port.
gmw photos wrote:Mine is stuck at 13.6. I really don't care about the boost mode that much. But it will not go into float/13.2 ever. In AZ, it boils the water away in the summer. I no longer use it for that.","images":{"__typename":"AssociatedImageConnection","edges":[],"totalCount":0,"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}},"timeToRead":1,"currentRevision":{"__ref":"Revision:revision:2524397_1"},"latestVersion":null,"messagePolicies":{"__typename":"MessagePolicies","canModerateSpamMessage":{"__typename":"PolicyResult","failureReason":{"__typename":"FailureReason","message":"error.lithium.policies.feature.moderation_spam.action.moderate_entity.allowed.accessDenied","key":"error.lithium.policies.feature.moderation_spam.action.moderate_entity.allowed.accessDenied","args":[]}}}},"User:user:347172":{"__typename":"User","id":"user:347172","uid":347172,"login":"gmw_photos","biography":null,"registrationData":{"__typename":"RegistrationData","status":null,"registrationTime":"2011-12-11T06:15:01.000-08:00"},"deleted":false,"email":"","avatar":{"__typename":"UserAvatar","url":"https://community.goodsam.com/t5/s/feyqc97479/m_assets/avatars/default/avatar-11.svg?time=1737155183000"},"rank":{"__ref":"Rank:rank:42"},"entityType":"USER","eventPath":"community:feyqc97479/user:347172"},"ModerationData:moderation_data:2524396":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:2524396","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null,"isReportedAbuse":false,"rejectUser":null,"rejectTime":null,"rejectActorType":null},"ForumReplyMessage:message:2524396":{"__typename":"ForumReplyMessage","author":{"__ref":"User:user:347172"},"id":"message:2524396","revisionNum":1,"uid":2524396,"depth":1,"hasGivenKudo":false,"subscribed":false,"board":{"__ref":"Forum:board:TravelTrailerforum-board"},"parent":{"__ref":"ForumTopicMessage:message:2524359"},"conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:2524359"},"subject":"Re: Deep Cycle Battery???","moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:2524396"},"body":"I took possession of my 2012 funfinder on Nov 15, 2011. The trailer has a AGM \"marine starting battery\". It's been charged by the much maligned WFCO converter/charger. The battery is still in there, and still holds a charge.
I took possession of my 2012 funfinder on Nov 15, 2011. The trailer has a AGM \"marine starting battery\". It's been charged by the much maligned WFCO converter/charger. The battery is still in there, and still holds a charge.
My WFCO must be the \"only\" (LOL) good WFCO in existence, as I have seen it charge at over 14V, also it drops to 13.2 to 13.0 after about a day or day and half. 13.6 is it's mid-level. If the battery is not run down a whole lot, it simply starts out it's charge cycle at 13.6. Here I am, 8 years on, I'm happy with that.
As others have said, your discharge strategy needs to be smart. Do some reading on what parasitic draws you may have, and address those if needed.
EDIT: I put one of those little voltminder gadgets in the trailer to keep an eye on battery voltage. It plugs in to the 12 cig lighter power port.
SoundGuy wrote:This depends on where you live.full_mosey wrote:
I read here very often that the WFCO charger dries out regular flooded batteries(FLA) which results in exposed plates and permanent damage or destruction.
Is there any situation where the WFCO's 13.6V could cause an AGM to vent and dry out?
I don't see how a WFCO could dry out any battery as it rarely if ever bulk charges at it's claimed 14.4 volt bulk charge voltage :B
SoundGuy wrote:This depends on where you live.full_mosey wrote:
I read here very often that the WFCO charger dries out regular flooded batteries(FLA) which results in exposed plates and permanent damage or destruction.
Is there any situation where the WFCO's 13.6V could cause an AGM to vent and dry out?
I don't see how a WFCO could dry out any battery as it rarely if ever bulk charges at it's claimed 14.4 volt bulk charge voltage :B
full_mosey wrote:
I read here very often that the WFCO charger dries out regular flooded batteries(FLA) which results in exposed plates and permanent damage or destruction.
Is there any situation where the WFCO's 13.6V could cause an AGM to vent and dry out?
full_mosey wrote:
I read here very often that the WFCO charger dries out regular flooded batteries(FLA) which results in exposed plates and permanent damage or destruction.
Is there any situation where the WFCO's 13.6V could cause an AGM to vent and dry out?
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