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2oldman wrote:
Never cover panels when driving. Why would you want to do that?
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โJun-12-2013 02:46 PM
smkettner wrote:
Ah, another dreaded WFCO 55. These are notorious for not going to boost mode when expected such as batteries down 50%.
Give it a test before you spend money but I think you will want a new converter if you expect a decent charge from the generator. Turn a light on until battery gets down to 12.2v to 12.0v zone. Then run the generator while watching voltage. Battery should climb to 14.0+ volts within 30 to 60 minutes and you are good to go. If battery is 13.6 max then you have no boost charge and it will take 8+ hours for a 90% charge.
IOTA, PowerMax, Progressive Dynamics are the best replacements. These charge at 14.4+ volts every time to get you to 90%+ in 2 to 3 hours.
โJun-12-2013 01:02 PM
โJun-12-2013 11:42 AM
Old & Slow wrote:
Camping was always silent. Now with solar and a great batt bank, that's what got to my soul. Again, what was the cost of your batt bank? If it was $1000, to me, that's okay. Silence at any cost. Now. we're camping folks.
โJun-12-2013 10:39 AM
Old & Slow wrote:Pretty much spot on ($1100) for the batt bank and, yes, I got the huge bank so I wouldn't have to hear a generator. Unfortunately (well not really), the new to us rig has a convection oven but I don't have a large enough inverter (yet) to run it from battery so the built-in genny gets used for that. I plan to get a larger inverter and a couple of solar panels eventually so I can go back to complete silence again. My old rig (5th wheel) didn't have a genny nor did I own one. If you want noiseless camping, solar and more batteries are it. BTW, there are MANY people here that disagree with me on Honda's and Yamaha's being noisy. I will say that they're quiet for generators but are still noisy in a quiet campground.
mena661,
Wow, to much noise for even my old ears:( That is just the reason you made a convert of me to solar. With the awesome batt bank you have, I would have been so happy in the old days of camping. When camping was really camping. Camping was always silent. Now with solar and a great batt bank, that's what got to my soul. Again, what was the cost of your batt bank? If it was $1000, to me, that's okay. Silence at any cost. Now. we're camping folks.
โJun-12-2013 10:12 AM
Old & Slow wrote:smkettner wrote:
Ah, another dreaded WFCO 55. These are notorious for not going to boost mode when expected such as batteries down 50%.
IOTA, PowerMax, Progressive Dynamics are the best replacements. These charge at 14.4+ volts every time to get you to 90%+ in 2 to 3 hours.
On average, got any idea how many watts thay input in boost mode. The question has to do with tring to stay in low rpm with, say, a Honda or yamaha 1000i/2000i. The most silence being the virtue. Personaly, I would rather charge longer, more silent, than to have a gen running loud. But then, she may only charge while hooking up to power.
โJun-12-2013 09:33 AM
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โJun-12-2013 08:39 AM
smkettner wrote:
Ah, another dreaded WFCO 55. These are notorious for not going to boost mode when expected such as batteries down 50%.
IOTA, PowerMax, Progressive Dynamics are the best replacements. These charge at 14.4+ volts every time to get you to 90%+ in 2 to 3 hours.