[VAC] Re: Batteries

["Robert Petersen" <ropetersen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good morning!  I found Gerald's info below to be most informative and helpful.  I recently purchased a '75 Tradewind from an estate, and the original owners were very good about keeping records of all maintenance, which I got with the purchase.  Being a rookie at this, and not having the advantage of being able to get out and experiment, not to mention I'm simply in the dark about 12 volt systems in Airstreams, I could use some guidance from some of the experienced folks on this list.  I do have the original owners manual, and have been reading as much as I can about the univolt system in our unit, and the reviews that I'm reading here have been rather critical.  Among the papers that I got with our Airstream was a pamphlet for a Power Converter made by Converter Systems Inc, out of Battle Creek, MI., along with a receipt and a note stating it was installed in Nov, 1980.  The model installed is CS-840, ! ! output current 40amps, AC input 6.3amps.  My question is this this....Does this unit take the place of the original univolt system?  If so, is it better?  Does it have an advantage over the univolt?  Or does it do something else entirely?  I would appreciate any info from those who may be familiar with this unit, or similar units.

 

Robert