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Re: Converter Causing Generator Surge
Saying the generator was surging may be a misleading description. It does not rev up at all but rather dies down a bit the comes back up. The cause is not the generator as I have two, one is brand new and the other almost new. They both do the same thing individually and also when paralleled. It does this with no other load to speak of. I took the batteries out put a full charge in them and they tested good. Even though a Progressive Dynamics tech said the converter could not cause this I am having my doubts. Process of elimination does not leave much else.514Views0likes0CommentsRe: Converter Causing Generator Surge
Well I fired the gen up and it is still doing the same thing. I guess my next move will be to get a hydrometer tomorrow and check each cell in the batteries. I have been keeping an eye on the water levels and there is not any that were lower than the others. The batteries are just one year old.514Views0likes0CommentsRe: Converter Causing Generator Surge
I may have found the problem. While checking all connections I noticed that the positive and negative leads to the RV were connected to the same battery. The correct way should be Positive to one battery and negative to the second battery. Reading up on charging batteries wired this way can result in a significant difference in the batteries charging at higher amps. As the converter can put out up to 60 amps this may be the cause. I am waiting for my batteries to require charging and will see what happens. I will post and give the results. Thanks again for letting me bounce this off greater minds.513Views0likes0CommentsRe: Converter Causing Generator Surge
Thanks for the replies. When this occurs there is really nothing else on. Water heater and fridge are operating on propane. The tech at Progressive Dynamics said the most the converter could draw is 1,000 watts. The generator is a Honda 2000w and with the two of then paralleled that is 4,000 watts. The generator does not rev up like when a load is put on it but rather runs pretty much at the same speed but surges. I have not gone through and checked all the connections yet but I will work on that. Again it only does this for about an hour then will operate normal.120Views0likes0CommentsConverter Causing Generator Surge
I have a 5th wheel with a Progressive Dynamics Inteli-Power Converter. When dry camping we use a Honda 2000 generator to recharge the batteries. Lately when I start the generator in the morning and the converter goes into the boost mode of 14.4 volts the generator will start to surge even without the RPM's increasing. I have to use the remote pendant to put in in the normal mode of 13.6 volts for about an hour then it can be placed in the boost mode and it will run normal. I have 2 generators and it happens with either and also when the 2 of them are hooked together with parallel cables. This has never happen in the past. A technician at the company said it was impossible for the converter to cause this and it has to be the generator. One generator is brand new and the other almost new. I am leaning toward a new converter but before spending the money would like advise from someone knowledgeable on the subject. Thanks.8.7KViews0likes34Comments
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