Power Converter and Batteries Issues
Okay, so I am expanding on the previous topic from our first trip out. It appears (now confirmed) that my batteries are dead. Today, I went to the trailer to remove the batteries and found them au...
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Have you ever seen a BATTERY BLOW up.... I have and it's not pretty...
You just cannot keep charging a battery with 13.6VDC for long periods of time without physically checking the battery status for overheating and boiling out of battery fluids...
The WFCO Power Converters have a long documented history on the RV NET for not ever going into smart mode multiple charging DC Voltages... I tried everything I could think of to get my WF-8945 Power Converter (Also identified as a three mode smart charger) to do it without success. When I finally changed it out for a PD9260C Power Converter it goes into 14.4VDC boost mode when you first turn it on to check the status of the battery. If it is charged-up it will then drop back to 13.6VDC mode and finally down to 13.2VDC mode if not being demanded for use... As soon as it is demanded for use by your load it them jumps back to 13.6VDC mode...
I have not had any battery issues with my three 12VDC Battery Bank in my OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer using the PD9260C Power Converter/Charger since installed in early 2009...
Roy Ken
You just cannot keep charging a battery with 13.6VDC for long periods of time without physically checking the battery status for overheating and boiling out of battery fluids...
The WFCO Power Converters have a long documented history on the RV NET for not ever going into smart mode multiple charging DC Voltages... I tried everything I could think of to get my WF-8945 Power Converter (Also identified as a three mode smart charger) to do it without success. When I finally changed it out for a PD9260C Power Converter it goes into 14.4VDC boost mode when you first turn it on to check the status of the battery. If it is charged-up it will then drop back to 13.6VDC mode and finally down to 13.2VDC mode if not being demanded for use... As soon as it is demanded for use by your load it them jumps back to 13.6VDC mode...
I have not had any battery issues with my three 12VDC Battery Bank in my OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer using the PD9260C Power Converter/Charger since installed in early 2009...
Roy Ken
