Is this my converter?

[JimInMich]

Was trying to find my converter and found this under the bed ( between the bedroom furnace and built in vac ).

[Chris_Bryant]

I don't remember dates of company name changes, but that is either a B&W, Triad-Utrad or Magnetek- they were all basically the same. You can find a brochure for them here and schematics and repair info http://www.parallaxpower.com/archived-tech-docs#here- you have to choose Magnetek and scroll down to 700-900 series, or B&W Phillips and scroll to the Triad-Utrad link.

[time2roll]

Brand and model would confirm what you found.
Is there an issue to fix? Looking for improvement?

[MrWizard]

Doubt it
He has a Fifth wheeler, not a bus conversion

[Canadian_Rainbi]

I'm guessing that heater is a "Bus" heater, a heat exchanger taking engine heat from the engine cooling system. Our old Triple E Commander Class A had one, worked great as long as the engine running!

[westend]

Yes, that's a deck mount converter. Post up brand and model for better advice. I have a similar Progressive Dynamics converter that is 40 + years old and is still working fine. It only puts out 30 amps and at 13.6V but my solar does the bulk of charging.

A newer converter, of course, will do a better job. If it was me, I'd straighten out that 120V box, associated wiring, and add in a new deck mount converter. This would be especially true if I was using a generator to charge batteries or had battery maintenance issues.

[Sam_Spade]

JimInMich wrote:
Was trying to find my converter and found this under the bed

YIKES. Both a propane (I assume) heater and a converter UNDER THE BED ?!?!?!?

I don't think I could sleep knowing that stuff is there.

[RJsfishin]

And just about the easiest thing to swap out that there ever was !

[Chris_Bryant]

Yes. That's a great candidate for replacement, as it's an old ferro-resonant unit..state of the art in the 1970s, but heavy, hot, loud, and doesn't work without a battery.