Battery Charger

[whynotam]

The current charger that has failed is a WFCO model WF-8875 which is
a 75 Amp unit and the inverter is a Heart EMS 2800 Model HD2800-12.

Alvie Miller
Arthur IL
93 WLWB 40'


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbrund" <mbrund@...> wrote:
>
> My '92 had twin IOTA 45-AMP chargers from the factory.
>
> I am about to rip both my IOTA's out and Inverter and replace with
a
> single Xantrex Inverter/Charger. I came to the conclusion that for
> the price of two chargers, it was the best option. Plus I get the
> latest Inverter technology with it.
>
> Be aware the BB inverter circuit is setup a little differently than
> other coachs I have owned. You can see a thread on the other
Yahoo
> Wanderlodge forum that discusses the BB Inverter electrical system
> setup.
>
> Michael Brundridge
> '92 WB40
> Georgetown, TX
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "whynotam"
> wrote:
> >
> > There was a single charger and I am not sure of the capacity but
> will
> > look it up tonight and let you know.
> >
> > "I went out to the coach yesterday to check the fridge and
noticed
> the
> > gas alarm was beeping. Long story short, the battery charger had
> gone
> > south and thus the house bateries were down to almost zip. Any
> > suggestions on what charger to buy? I have 8 deep cycle 12 volt
> house
> > batteries as well as the standard 3 starting batteries."
> >
> > Alvie Miller
> > 93 WLWB 40'
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Alvie,
> > >
> > > I haven't been following this thread other than I recall a
> posting
> > saying
> > > your charging system went south.Give me some details and I'll
> try
> > to take a
> > > look at the options you can take. What charging system is in
the
> > coach now?
> > > How many? What capacitie(s)? Were you happy with what's there
> now
> > up until
> > > the failure? How many batteries did the failed unit(s) charge?
> > Batteries 6
> > > or 12 volt?
> > >
> > > On 10/1/07, whynotam wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Curt,
> > > >
> > > > Help.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Alvie Miller
> > > > Arthur IL
> > > > 93 WLWB 40'
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > "Rob Robinson"
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > First off you might want to contact Curt Sprenger as I
> believe
> > he
> > > > has done
> > > > > some of this work. I believe you need two chargers to
reduce
> the
> > > > time it
> > > > > takes to put a charge into 8 batteries. I have eight 6V
golf
> > carts
> > > > for the
> > > > > house and the more chargers the better. It isn't redundancy
> like
> > > > the two
> > > > > water pumps
> > > > >
> > > > > On 01/10/2007, whynotam wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I will check to see what model inverter I have tonight
> after
> > > > work to
> > > > > > see if it might have some resale value. Would installation
> > > > > > instructions that come with a new unit be adequate for an
> > > > > > electrically challenged person to do the install? Also I
> am
> > not
> > > > quite
> > > > > > clear on why two chargers are required instead of just
one
> > like I
> > > > > > have now. Is it for redundancy?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alvie Miller
> > > > > > Arthur IL
> > > > > > 1993 WLWB 40'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > > > > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > > > > "Rob Robinson"
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Alvie, Pete's suggestion for an upgrade to an
> > inverter/charger
> > > > > > combination
> > > > > > > is certainly worth considering. If you could get
> anything
> > for
> > > > your
> > > > > > existing
> > > > > > > inverter it would make the $$$ numbers better.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 01/10/2007, Pete Masterson wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've heard good reports about the Xantrex 40+ three-
> stage
> > > > > > charger. See:
> > > > > > > >
<http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/69/p/1/pt/7/product.asp>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Or, you may want to upgrade both your charger and
> inverter
> > > > with a
> > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > inverter-charger.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Pete Masterson
> > > > > > > > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> > > > > > > > El Sobrante CA
> > > > > > > > aeonix1@
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Oct 1, 2007, at 9:35 AM, whynotam wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I went out to the coach yesterday to check the
> fridge
> > and
> > > > > > noticed the
> > > > > > > > > gas alarm was beeping. Long story short, the
battery
> > charger
> > > > > > had gone
> > > > > > > > > south and thus the house bateries were down to
> almost
> > zip.
> > > > Any
> > > > > > > > > suggestions on what charger to buy? I have 8 deep
> cycle
> > 12
> > > > volt
> > > > > > house
> > > > > > > > > batteries as well as the standard 3 starting
> batteries.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > your
> > > > > > > > > assistance.
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > > > > > > 94 WLWB
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> > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > > > > 94 WLWB
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> > > --
> > > Curt Sprenger
> > > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > > Anaheim Hills, CA
> > >
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