paddygfw Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hi Everyone I want to buy a stand alone deep cycle battery charger to charge coach batteries. I have 4- 6 volt batteries. 400 amp hours total. Any suggestions would be great Paddy Hope to see you on the road 2007 29' Yellowstone Class "C" V-10 2006 Goldwing 1800 CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimalberta Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Personally..in order to get a proper charge on deep cycle RV batteries I would buy an RV converter with a charge wizard and use it. The charge wizard will make sure that you get a full charge. An automotive type charger is not designed for that. <p>....JIM and LINDA......2001 American Eagle 40 '.towing a GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 with RZR in the rear. 1999 JEEP Cherokee that we tow as well. IT IS A CONTENTED MAN WHO CAN APPRECIATE THE SCENERY ALONG A DETOUR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddygfw Posted February 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Personally..in order to get a proper charge on deep cycle RV batteries I would buy an RV converter with a charge wizard and use it. The charge wizard will make sure that you get a full charge. An automotive type charger is not designed for that. Thanks for the reply I have a RV converter with a charge wizard but when I hook to shore power the amps charging the batteries go to 55amps for a time and its seems like it trips because the amps then goes into the negative....the after a short time everything goes to 50 plus amps again and then the cycle starts again...what could the problem be Hope to see you on the road 2007 29' Yellowstone Class "C" V-10 2006 Goldwing 1800 CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimalberta Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hmm... seems like the converter is overheating and cutting out on an overload for a time and then resetting. How are you reading the amps? Do you have good solid connections with heavy enough wire to handle that much amperage? What amperage size is the converter? <p>....JIM and LINDA......2001 American Eagle 40 '.towing a GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 with RZR in the rear. 1999 JEEP Cherokee that we tow as well. IT IS A CONTENTED MAN WHO CAN APPRECIATE THE SCENERY ALONG A DETOUR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty77_7 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 What inverter/charger is in your unit? Have you called the manufacturer to review settings? Â Also keep in mind, that you could have a BIRD type system in this unit, that will also keep your chassis battery healthy. Â If you feel the unit that came OEM is not up the task, then many have been served all with Battery Tender type units. Either one sophisticated to maintain the chassis at the same time. Or, some have added dedicated units to chassis and also house batteries. These can be either solar, and or 120 V power supplies. Â Best of luck to you, hope it is just tuning of existing equipment for you, Smitty Be safe, have fun, Smitty 04 CC Allure "RooII" - Our "E" ride for life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCooter Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks for the reply I have a RV converter with a charge wizard but when I hook to shore power the amps charging the batteries go to 55amps for a time and its seems like it trips because the amps then goes into the negative....the after a short time everything goes to 50 plus amps again and then the cycle starts again...what could the problem be Look for a self resetting circuit breaker that is tripping. Sounds like a possibility from what you describe and I had the same issue. 1999 Peterbilt 385 C12 430/1650 13spd 2006 Dodge 3500 DRW 4x4 2010 Hitchhiker Champagne 36 LKRSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddygfw Posted February 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thank you for all the suggestions...will check it all out Hope to see you on the road 2007 29' Yellowstone Class "C" V-10 2006 Goldwing 1800 CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Catcher Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 If it is a Progressive Dynamics converter call them, if not you might want to replace yours with a PD head unit assuming you find nothing in the way of other problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddygfw Posted February 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Thanks again everyone for your help. Everything is working great for the last few days...still don't know what went wrong or why it's working now Paddy Hope to see you on the road 2007 29' Yellowstone Class "C" V-10 2006 Goldwing 1800 CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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