Battery Charger

[whynotam]

Greg,


Thanks for the response. I in fact do not know whether the Heart
battery charger works or not as the WFCO converter/charger was
installed at the time I purchased the coach. Is there a simple way to
determine whether the Heart charger does in fact work? The inverter
part of it seems to be fine. I hope to have time this evening to pull
the WFCO and the Heart from the compartment above the battery trays
to see if I can figure it out but if you have any suggestions that
might simplify the task I would sure appreciate them.


Thanks,

Alvie Miller
93 WLWB 40'
Arthur IL

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
wrote:
>
> Alvie, you have the same set up I do. the heart inverter has a
> battery charger built into it and the PO (previous owner) added two
> Truecharge 40amp chargers. the Truecharge units claim they deliver
80
> amps of value because of the way the unit delivers it. but who
knows
> what the truth is. If the converter ( batteryCharger) burnt out in
> the heart inverter and your PO installed the WFco unit, maybe there
> is an issue with circuitry or somthing that has now failed two
> units. My two retrofit Truecharge units are located in the third
bay
> back from the entry door. it looks as it took some effort to
install
> them there, I assumed it was placed there to keep it away from the
> engine heat which is close to the inverter/converter
location????????
>
> After replacing 12 interstate 12v batteries in two years I removed
> all 8 house batteries , removed the upper tray and modified the box
> and lower tray to house 6 L16 batteries. I think two or four l16
> would do as the runtime to recharge a battery is directly
> proportional to the amount of use. I can run on the 6 batteries
for
> 3 days then recharge with 6 hours of genset charging. or I could
run
> on 2 batteries for one day with two hours of genset charging. The
> main advantage of having 6 batteries is if I run the genset 2 hours
> every day the batteries dont cycle through a spent recharge.
> (Batteries have a limited number of depleted recharge cycles.)
>
> I would look for the reason the wfco converter and or heart
> converter failed prior to installing another . The failed
> converter/charge must be a result of some issue???? I often wanted
> to look into a post that claimed that their detroit alt got hot
when
> the shore power charger was on????? I wonder if the
Converter/charger
> gets hot when the detroit is pumping amps????????? It seems to me
> that RV's have a higher than normal engine altinator failure and
110
> batterycharger failure.
>
>
> GregoryO'Connor
> 94ptRomolandCa
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "whynotam"
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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> > > > > Curt Sprenger
> > > > > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > > > > Anaheim Hills, CA
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