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tonymull
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015

Power upgrade

So my battery doesn't charge when plugged into shore power. Checked all the fuses and confirmed that the battery will take a charge.....so I guess it's time for a new inverter or converter. What do you recommend. Thankfully the AC still works.
  • It's a bit of a drive for you, but if you wanted to come down I'd be happy to diagnose it for you to make sure. I have all the electrical goodies to check batteries, chargers, etc.
    Easy way to tell if you don't have a meter - when you plug in the camper to shore power, do the lights get brighter? If not, something's definitely up with the converter.

    As far as charger - this is a bit expensive, but it's a top of the line fully programmable 3-stage charger, and 2KW pure sinewave inverter and built in transfer switch - kills 2 birds with one stone. I have one, it's awesome.

    Xantrex Prosine 2.0
  • You don't say what your old system is, but I like the units available at Best Converter http://www.bestconverter.com/

    Assume you have done enough troubleshooting to know the old converter is bad, right?

    Replaced our old Magnetek with an upgrade kit and haven't looked back. Works great every time, all the time :-)