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08-20-2009, 07:03

Gary,

The problem with 13.7 volt chargers is that your batteries will not ever get a full charge. That will cause them to fail prematurely. Shane is correct.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

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From: "garym33407@yahoo.com"

To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"

Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:09 PM

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: New battery time

After years of debate, I got rid of all chargers and went to fixed highly regulated switching converters at 13.7 VDC. I let the engine float/equalize the batteries. The Sonnenschein AGM's love it and I have no problems. I have 120 amps of converters that never boil a battery and at 13.7 the charge is good.

--- On Thu, 8/13/09, sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@comcast.<WBR>net> wrote:

From: sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@comcast.<WBR>net>
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: New battery time
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 9:40 AM

Hi Jerry,

Don't waste your $$ on the IOTA's. They are not capable of a full bulk charge or equalization (despite what the literature says). You need a charger that is temperature- compensating and capable of at least 15.5 volts when equalizing. I'd spend the extra $$ and get a Truecharge2 or even a remanned ProSine 2.0. Wherever you mount it, make sure that it's dry and cool. Mine's been working great for 4 years. Check out this link- [http://www.xantrex. com/web/id/ 256/p/1/pt/ 7/product. asp].

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

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