[VAC] Re: Converter/charger

[Chris Bryant <bryantrv@xxxxxxxxxx>]

         I strongly recommend against the 6300 series. The 7300 series is 
pretty good, IMHO- the same physical set up, but with an electronic "switch 
mode" converter rather than the 6300's linear converter- you get *much* 
cleaner DC power and *much* better battery charging/management.

         Even better would be the Magnetek "80-D", which id basically the 
top portion of the 6300/7300 series- I.E. the 120 vac breakers/ 
distribution on one side and the 12 vdc fuses/distribution on the other 
side. This splits the converter/charger from the distribution, giving you 
many more options for the converter/charger. I like the Progressive 
Dynamics PD9100 series for a good price/performance trade off- with the 
"Charge Wizard" module they provide pretty good battery manament- three 
step charging, and an anti-(battery)sulfation feature built in, but if you 
ever consider having an inverter, the bigger Heart or Trace inverters have 
excellent battery charging capabilities built in.



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         Chris Bryant
         Bryant RV Services
         DeLand, Florida
         mailto:bryantrv@totcon.com