Progressive Dynamics 9260 possible issue
Hoping to solicit a bit of advice from the gurus here. I recently installed a PD 9260 and it seems to do a much better job charging my (2) Trojan T105 batteries. The only issue is, the converter ...
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09FLSTC wrote:Probably up in heat as the circuits in the converter are still powering components, even while in float. "Warm to touch" is not typically a problem. If you were to enlist a bunch of ideas about cooling the converter, it may still dissipate the same amount of heat, hence same power consumption.tenbear wrote:
When I first switched to the PD9260 I noticed the power bill went up by several $$. I couldn't think of any other cause so I switched to a Battery Minder for use during storage. My bill dropped down.
That indicated to me that the PD was drawing current while not doing very much. I never did feel it to see how warm it got, nor did I measure the current drain.
Huh? So where do you think that energy went?
Isn't there any information from PD about the current used while in various use?
Edit: Answer #6 from the PD Converter Faq would seem to contradict the OP's experience---
"6. Does my Converter/Charger completely shut-off when the battery reaches full charge?
When the battery reaches full charge, the charging current of the converter drops down to between 20 and 25 milliamps. Batteries will self-discharge themselves at this low rate even when no other 12-volt current loads are present. The converter senses this current loss and automatically replaces this lost current to maintain full battery charge."
