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brianstrange
Explorer
Dec 22, 2013

Practical advice needed Magne Tek 6345 option Q

I have a small 22'RV with a Magne Tek 6345 (Series 6300A) 45 Watt option Q converter. I'm about to purchase a new battery (one 27) and I've read that my charger / converter boils batteries. I'm very...
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Clay_L
Explorer
Dec 23, 2013
brianstrange wrote:
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...


According to the manual that Magnatek converter requires the battery to be connected.
It is perfectly usable if you check the battery levels once a month.

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