We payed the price for convenience
Let's start with last year. End of the season, last trip. As we are hooking up to head home the battery dies and we have to use jumper cables to raise the fifth-wheel to hook up the truck. Battery was...
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We had the same thing happen to us last year. A few weeks into a 6 week stay, the battery wouldn't hold a charge. It was 5 years old and had accidently been drained twice (once by me, once by dealer) so I replaced it. A few days later, the new battery is running low. I don't hear the fan running on the converter.
I borrowed a battery charger to charge the battery, then went to buy a new charger. We had a few other issues on this trip and didn't want to bother with replacing the converter. Let the battery charger on 2 amps the rest of the trip.
When we got home, I bought a Progressive Dynamics PD9245c for about $155 on Amazon. On our MH, the converter is under the fridge, so it was a pain to replace. More like 90 minutes vs 10 minutes for you. Replacement was simple. Getting to it, removing it and putting the new one in place took most of the time.
-Michael
I borrowed a battery charger to charge the battery, then went to buy a new charger. We had a few other issues on this trip and didn't want to bother with replacing the converter. Let the battery charger on 2 amps the rest of the trip.
When we got home, I bought a Progressive Dynamics PD9245c for about $155 on Amazon. On our MH, the converter is under the fridge, so it was a pain to replace. More like 90 minutes vs 10 minutes for you. Replacement was simple. Getting to it, removing it and putting the new one in place took most of the time.
-Michael
