brianstrange wrote:I have read a lot of posts on how the Magnetech converters are battery boilers also. Consequently my first set of Trogan 6 v batteries only lasted 4 years due to undercharging. I though that my Magnetech 950 put out 50 amps which it does to run the MH but only puts out 5 amps to charge the battery. I don't know how 5 amps boils and or shortens the life of a battery. A cost effective solution is to buy a portable 3 stage car 40 amp charger to recharge your batteries with the genset while camping with no hookups, then float the batteries with your Mangnetech when you get home. When in storage I disconnect from shore power and use the battery disconnect to remove any parasitic loads on the batteries. My second set of Sam's club batteries are going on 8 years old and can camp for a week and still be at 50% SOC. Hope this helps.
Battery was bulging and old when I bought the RV. I know this converter is prone to issues, so I'm looking for cost effective solutions, based on how I will use this RV. Perhaps leaving the battery disconnected while on shore power etc...
