Some additional info about Intellipower AC to DC converters
I recently had to replace my two batteries in my AF1150, and have been using a battery minder to maintain and desulfinate the batteries.
After doing some research and talking to the folks at Progressive Dynamics (they make the Intellipower charge wizard converter that came with the TC) I found out that you don't need one.
The unit does all of that automatically, including a periodic "over charge" to stimulate the the electrolyte.
Here's their info:
45 Amp Progressive Dynamics Inteli-Power 9200 Series Converters with built-in Charge Wizard will recharge your RV's battery to 90 percent in 2-3 hours. Many converters only have one charging mode, 13.6 volts, which can result in battery boil-off. The 9200 Series converters have four charging modes: BOOST (14.4 volts), NORMAL (13.6 volts), STORAGE (13.2 Volts) and DESULFATION (13.2 volts with a 15 minute 14.4-volt burst every 21 hours). Boost Mode: Rapidly brings RV battery up to 90 percent of full charge. Normal Mode: Safely completes the charge or maintains the charge. Storage Mode: Maintains charge with minimal gassing or water loss during periods of non-use or storage.
Note: It will only do the Boost mode if the batteries have not been used for 30 hours.
I thought some you might find this useful so you don't go out and blow the 40 bucks on the separate maintainer/desulfinator like I did:)
Somebody, somewhere had told me that the systems that come in the RV's do not maintain batteries well. Now, at least for those of us with the Intellipower units, it appears that they do.
These converters may be in other coaches too, so I hope this helps.
After doing some research and talking to the folks at Progressive Dynamics (they make the Intellipower charge wizard converter that came with the TC) I found out that you don't need one.
The unit does all of that automatically, including a periodic "over charge" to stimulate the the electrolyte.
Here's their info:
45 Amp Progressive Dynamics Inteli-Power 9200 Series Converters with built-in Charge Wizard will recharge your RV's battery to 90 percent in 2-3 hours. Many converters only have one charging mode, 13.6 volts, which can result in battery boil-off. The 9200 Series converters have four charging modes: BOOST (14.4 volts), NORMAL (13.6 volts), STORAGE (13.2 Volts) and DESULFATION (13.2 volts with a 15 minute 14.4-volt burst every 21 hours). Boost Mode: Rapidly brings RV battery up to 90 percent of full charge. Normal Mode: Safely completes the charge or maintains the charge. Storage Mode: Maintains charge with minimal gassing or water loss during periods of non-use or storage.
Note: It will only do the Boost mode if the batteries have not been used for 30 hours.
I thought some you might find this useful so you don't go out and blow the 40 bucks on the separate maintainer/desulfinator like I did:)
Somebody, somewhere had told me that the systems that come in the RV's do not maintain batteries well. Now, at least for those of us with the Intellipower units, it appears that they do.
These converters may be in other coaches too, so I hope this helps.
