Converter Fried

[Elkhunter]

Ok, so my Cedar Creek converter died last fall during the last trip out and I am getting ready to replace the lower unit in the converter. Upon taking it apart to inspect, the circuit board was fried and has moved on to another life. So here's my question......I have found a replacement lower unit for it.....it is a Parallax 7355, so one option to replaced is the 7355R which is the lower unit only. That would be replacing with the exact same lower unit it has in it. From what I can find, another option would be the Progressive Dynamics PD4655. Pricing is not the issue as they are both comparably priced. My question is, which is a better unit? We use our fifth wheel most every weekend all summer long, so it stays plugged in to keep the battery up and the refrigerator cold. Most of our camping is dry with no electrical other than my genset. Any recommendations?

[Atom_Ant]

Elkhunter wrote:
I took it up for a week of archery hunting last year and we ended up with MICE everywhere. I ended up removing 11 of the little monsters before the week was out.

Don't want to drift off topic too far, but did you try those plug in sonic things for the mice? If you had them and still got mice, that blows my hope these actually work.

[ScottG]

Another vote for the PD9260. I removed a perfectly healthy 7355 for one and it has proven to be a great choice.
FWIW, the 9260 fits perfectly inside the lower compartment of the 7355.

[Elkhunter]

Not positive what caused the converter to die, but it has had a rough life. It spent most of its life plugged in 24/7/365 and did that until I bought the unit in 2011. Again it stays plugged in with me all summer. I took it up for a week of archery hunting last year and we ended up with MICE everywhere. I ended up removing 11 of the little monsters before the week was out. It kind of looked like maybe a mouse had peed on the circuit board but I never could figure out how it would have gotten into the box as that thing is sealed up pretty tight. Don't know for sure.

[Atom_Ant]

I haven't heard great things about the Progressive Dynamics either, which is what I have, so not sure you are gaining very much. I would probably take the easy route and replace like for like. These don't go out very often.

[donn0128]

The Progressive Dynamics for sure IMHO. Do you know what caused the problem? My Cedar Creek is still on the original converter with zero issues.