Ty,
The original converter is not a very good charger, has a tendency to
overcharge and gas out your batteries causing them to fail sooner than
later. I have been very impressed with my Statpower 40 and its
operation, it is truly a smart unit. I will admit that I also was
unaware of the fan noise until I got it installed and running. Although
you can hear the fan running at times after awhile I almost don't hear
it run. The auto charging and holding the batteries at charge and
providing all the DC power you can use without draining the batteries
while plugged into house power is great. Todd also makes a
converter/charger which cost more that the 40. It also has a fan, but I
will admit that I know very little about it. Max at Buskirks has one
installed in his coach. The use of a battery charger to charge your
house batteries will not be much better than using the old buzz box that
you already own. The battery charge will shorten the life of your
batteries because you will gas them out every time. I am going to make
a statement here, "It's not how you charge your batteries, but HOW you
charge them". The Statpower 40 goes thru a charging sequence that does
not stress the battery and thru the charge cycle will take the battery
to almost 100% charge. Using a regular battery charger the most you
could expect to recover is about 80% of useful charge. If you need to
hitch an external charger to your batteries, consider them as one big
battery and you hitch the positive to the terminal that your house
positive is hitch to and the negative to chassis.
- --
J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLakers
77 Eleganza II
Michigan
>
> >motorhome I recently purchased. Specifically I need diagrams or assistance
> in
> >correctly wiring the converter back into the system so that it works
> properly
> >without overcharging my batteries. Any info on this would be greatly
> >appreciated. Thank You, Ty Kuykendall >>
>
> TY --The converter just plugs in to a 120v. circuit. It has two wires coming
> out of it. One goes to the ground which is a screw on the aluminum wall
> frame behind the cupboard that houses the converter. The other lead (+) goes
> to the 12 volt fuse panel that provides power to the fans, lights, water
> pump, etc.
>
> You should note that you cannot prevent overcharging and boiling out of the
> water in you batteries if you use the original converter. Many of us have
> upgraded to a modern battery charger that senses the charge and has different
> stages for keeping the battery charged while in storage without overcharging.
> I am using the StatPower 40. There are others that also work well.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
The original converter is not a very good charger, has a tendency to
overcharge and gas out your batteries causing them to fail sooner than
later. I have been very impressed with my Statpower 40 and its
operation, it is truly a smart unit. I will admit that I also was
unaware of the fan noise until I got it installed and running. Although
you can hear the fan running at times after awhile I almost don't hear
it run. The auto charging and holding the batteries at charge and
providing all the DC power you can use without draining the batteries
while plugged into house power is great. Todd also makes a
converter/charger which cost more that the 40. It also has a fan, but I
will admit that I know very little about it. Max at Buskirks has one
installed in his coach. The use of a battery charger to charge your
house batteries will not be much better than using the old buzz box that
you already own. The battery charge will shorten the life of your
batteries because you will gas them out every time. I am going to make
a statement here, "It's not how you charge your batteries, but HOW you
charge them". The Statpower 40 goes thru a charging sequence that does
not stress the battery and thru the charge cycle will take the battery
to almost 100% charge. Using a regular battery charger the most you
could expect to recover is about 80% of useful charge. If you need to
hitch an external charger to your batteries, consider them as one big
battery and you hitch the positive to the terminal that your house
positive is hitch to and the negative to chassis.
- --
J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLakers
77 Eleganza II
Michigan
>
> >motorhome I recently purchased. Specifically I need diagrams or assistance
> in
> >correctly wiring the converter back into the system so that it works
> properly
> >without overcharging my batteries. Any info on this would be greatly
> >appreciated. Thank You, Ty Kuykendall >>
>
> TY --The converter just plugs in to a 120v. circuit. It has two wires coming
> out of it. One goes to the ground which is a screw on the aluminum wall
> frame behind the cupboard that houses the converter. The other lead (+) goes
> to the 12 volt fuse panel that provides power to the fans, lights, water
> pump, etc.
>
> You should note that you cannot prevent overcharging and boiling out of the
> water in you batteries if you use the original converter. Many of us have
> upgraded to a modern battery charger that senses the charge and has different
> stages for keeping the battery charged while in storage without overcharging.
> I am using the StatPower 40. There are others that also work well.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
