Battery Charger Overcharge?

[Tom Warner]

I did have a Heart 2500 installed in the FC Bob. I installed it in
the same place as the OEM chargers were installed although it was NOT
the ideal place to install it and if I were to do it over again it
would be installed in the passenger front side bin directly across
from the batteries. I also installed a Link 1000 with it. I never got
it to work the way it was designed to work as far as current
output.....never got above 90 amps. In addition the inverter
portion had a problem with high power draws for the same reason even
though I installed new 10/3 cables to a new sub-panel just below the
main one. With the cables that the factory installed there was just
to much resistance between the charger/inverter and the batteries...a
run of over 60 feet. Remember the cables run from the batteries
across to under the step and then across again to the charger bay. I
did install new 4/0 copper cables including 4/0 cross connects
between the four new 6V Interstate deep cycle batteries and although
it was better still did not work the way I wanted. When I sold the FC
I removed the Heart 2500 and installed a Trace charger/inverter that
worked the way it was designed to. And No I never persued it further
to figure out why the Heart would not work correctly but the Trace would.

I now have the Heart installed in the PT in the same compartment as
the OEM chargers. They are easy to install there once you do
it
Tom warner
Vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40.



At 07:26 PM 5/13/2007, you wrote:
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
>
>wrote:
> Tom When you had your FC did you have a hart 458 if so where did
>you install it?
> Bob Loomas 1985 PT 36
> >
> > Unless you are going to exclusively use a RV park and shore power
>you
> > do not want to use a 40 amp charger in a Bluebird. Again your
> > choices should be driven by your individual family requirements.
>If
> > you dry camp at all then you want to recharge your batteries
>quickly
> > and efficiently. Even the FC models have at least 4 six volt deep
> > cycle batteries or 450AH of battery power. If you use the 50% rule
>to
> > discharge them to before recharging it would take a truecharge
> > 40 approximately 5.5 hours to recharge the batteries. With a
> > refurbished Xantrex Freedome 458 inverter/charger that furnishes
>100
> > amps charging and 2000 watts of inverter power it would take
> > approximately 2.25 hours to recharge. Price of the truecharge
>about
> > $450
> > http://www.xantrex.com/productcart/pc/viewCat_h.asp?
>ProdSort=1&idCategory=28&page=2.
> >
> > Price of the refurbished
> > 458 $525.
> > http://www.xantrex.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?
>idcategory=23&idproduct=106
> > Tom warner
> > vernon center,ny
> > 1985 PT 40
> >
> > At 11:52 AM 5/13/2007, you 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 -----
> > > From: bloomas
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 10:44 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Battery Charger Overcharge?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Pete Masterson
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:59 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Battery Charger Overcharge?
> > >
> > > .
> > >
> > > I personally do not care for the old technologically when it
> > > comes to battery chargers.
> > >
> > > If it were me I would look into a truecgarge
> > > http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/3/type.asp
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Bob Loomas 1985 PT 36
> > >
> > > > Hey all,
> > > >
> > > > 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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> > >
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