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lawrosa
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Dec 01, 2017

Wfco replaced today. Will get data in a few weeks..

Well I had some cash laying around and decided to bite the bullet... I want more control of the bulk mode is all it comes down too.. This was my old thread and I figure I would start a new one for ...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Dec 09, 2017
  • You know your battery will accept "x" number of amps and how charging voltage slumps the higher the voltage gets, right?
  • The correct finish voltage for your batteries lies somewhere in the 14.6 to 14.8 volt area
  • So when your converter lies (a whopper) and says it's through for the day, connect your Sears Charger to see just how bad a lie the converter told
  • On the 10 amp charger setting, if you connect it and the charger is delivering between 5-10 amps you know your batteries are nowhere near as filled as they are now
  • Connect the charger and wait. Batteries that start charging at 5-10 amps but then within a few minutes decrease to around 3 - 4 amps are charged
  • If the amperage stays up for a half hour they were not ready for storage
  • This is where a timer can babysit for you
  • Connect everything for an hour. The timer may have run out when you return. No matter, because from prior experience you know an hour's TOP CHARGING which feeds the battery until the battery says it's full (and not the converter lying to you)
  • A manual charger like your Sears is a powerful tool
  • It will make the battery salesmen cry FOUL!
  • You've already witnesses what the battery charger says when the battery is full
  • It sure as heck did not stay at low amperage when you first connected it this time, did it?
  • Well when you connect it when you return from camping next time and after the converter has done it's automatic thing, the Sears charger will finish the job correctly
  • The inline timer makes it easy
  • Read the charger's ammeter. it won't lie to you
  • You certainly do not need to do this if you camp every week and let the converter have it's way with lots of charging time
  • But when the Sears charger finds the batteries low, the batteries are low
  • Keeping them sulfate free can extend their life 200%
  • So plug in the charger and read its ammeter
  • Maybe you'll need to use the charger twice per camping season
  • The charger ammeter will not lie to you
  • Again, if you connect the Sears charger and it pegs out at 10 amps or even reaches 6 to 8 amps AND STAYS THERE for an uncomfortable amount of time, the batteries were not charged right by the converter
  • A timer on the Sears charger will top off the batteries automatically. No need to fret
  • Disconnect the Sears charger at your leisure then maintain that charge level with the converter
  • Your brain is doing the work of a hundred thousand dollar computer charger
  • It's money in your pocket and extra battery capacity.

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