battery charger replacement

[Gregory OConnor]

Glenn, I hope the 44 weeks go quick and sucessful for you. G.b.

There should be a formula some place on the size of charger necessary
for given/factors A)batterybank B)inverter C)personl need. The
larger the charger the quicker the recharge from gen run when dry
camping. No need buying more than your needs require.

One thing for sure, any charger you upgrade to will some day be
replaced when the nex great battery system is developed. Most
motorhomes dont get upgraded as much as BBlodges. Most dont last as
long.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "g"
wrote:
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> Sorry, that came out not quite right. What I meant (I think) was
that it seems to me that the value of these FC's seems to be on a
downhill slide. I don't have the background to know if this is
cyclical or it just seems that way as I look at more work to get it
where I want to be on my first Bird. And that IS because the more I
look the more I like. I swear that these units were built with at
least some plan to make an Old Maintenance Man smile and his (fill in
the blanks) go insane.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: glennshehorn
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:52 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] battery charger replacement
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>
> I really hate to stir up a much discussed (cussed) issue, but
with 44
> weeks of this treatment left I've got lotsa time and not much
energy to
> get back to the major projects on my Bird.
> I do think I could handle a smaller job that has to be done, so
here
> goes.
> I need to change the original battery chargers out to something
that
> fits more into the world we live in and won't boil my batteries
dry.
> Whats the final consensus on this issue. Keeping in mind that the
more
> projects I come up with( all new plumbing, black and gray water
tank
> repairs, water heater(s), genset and slide tray, redo headliner,
> insulation in doghouse and genset, complete propane system
> eval,inverter/converter, air intake mods, plus all the
maintenance
> issues the previous owner felt were too expensive to do) the
lower the
> value of my coach gets.
> Any and all thoughts greatly appreciated as always.
>
> Glenn Shehorn
> 83FC35
> Kansas City, Mo
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