Replace the WFCO with an IOTA w/smart charger
I am contemplating replacing the WFCO Converter/Charger model WF-9855 in our 2011 Lance model 1985. In storage in my shop is an IOTA DLS45 with smart charger that I purchased new and only used it for...
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mbopp wrote:
I have an IOTA-55 mounted in the pass-through and it's a 6' run to the batteries. An AC outlet was already there. The WFCO is on its own breaker and turned off but it's there as a back-up.
This X2. Leave the WFCO alone and just turn it off, mount the new converter / charger in the front pass through cargo compartment where the run to the battery location is short and voltage drop can be minimized. I've done just this myself with a stand alone CTEK charger. If / when you ever sell your trailer simply remove the newer converter, turn the WFCO back on, and the trailer will be exactly as it originally was.
My own Coachmen has a WFCO 8955 mounted at the far rear of the trailer so even though it's only 22' 6" long the cable run between the converter and the battery has to be at least 25'. My WFCO itself has never achieved a bulk charge voltage of 14.4 volts but that's not entirely the fault of the WFCO alone but also the poor installation by Coachmen using far too much cable of far too small gauge. Simply installing a different converter in the location, even though it may be a better converter, still won't stop excessive voltage drop - mounting it as close to the batteries as possible will.
