Battery Charger Overcharge?

[mbulriss]

Dan,

Most people have had good luck with the TrueCharge 40 units. Are you
sure you don't have a some other issue to lose *6* of them? I have
two in the 91 (one for each battery bank) and lost one due to feedback
arcing when working on a bad alternator. In my case, the feedback
came in the output side and blew a resistor. Just FYI, open them up
and you will find that they have 4 regular automotive type fuses in
them on the output side in case of overloads. You may have just blown
a fuse.

I am somewhat surprised that Xantrex says they are not rebuildable.
In the Links section of the forum, there is a link to Sun Electronics
that sells all sorts of Refurbished Xantrex equipment, including the
TrueCharge 40 units. They are fairly simple inside from an
electronics perspective, old style resistors and caps versus surface
mount parts, and would be easy to fix with a schematic (which they
won't release).

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" wrote:
>
> Bob, I have had about six truecharge 40+ models and they have not
been reliable for me. When they fail the factory told me they are
unrepairable. Also they only put out 40 amps, so at night with the
lights on, there is not much left over for charging. Other people may
have better experience but I'm not buying anymore. FWIW
>
> Dan
> 81RB33
> Jackson, MS
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Battery Charger Overcharge?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pete Masterson
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Battery Charger Overcharge?
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> I personally do not care for the old technologically when it comes
to battery chargers.
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> If it were me I would look into a truecgarge
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/3/type.asp
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> You can count on it to keep your batteries at the correct voltage.
>
> Are they a little pricey yes.You only get what you payfor.
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> Bob Loomas 1985 PT 36
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> > Hey all,
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> > I was reading through the posts about battery charger replacement in
> > an 87, and started to wonder about whether or not I have to worry
> > about overcharging on the charger in my 78. Is this an issue, or
does
> > it step down as the batteries reach capacity to a trickle charge if
> > any charge at all?
> >
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