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defrost
Explorer
Jul 14, 2020

Replacing Flooded Lead Acid with AGM - new charge converter?

Hi - looking for some advice/help. I am replacing my flooded lead acid batteries with new AGM batteries. The trailer is a 2018 Keystone Carbon 38'. Do I need to get a different charge converter to...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jul 14, 2020
defrost wrote:
Is the concern with the existing converter that it would charge at too low of a voltage?
Yes. A low voltage slow charge will chronically undercharge an AGM and result in premature loss of capacity. WFCO is notorious for just charging at 13.6 even when described as a 3-stage converter. Still need to confirm what you have.

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