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Old 11-29-2010, 06:39 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Barb&Tim View Post
Thanks for the reply, -- but . . I'm still puzzled about why you think the converter in the TM is not a three stage charger when the manual says it is.

Tim

Edit: Looking around today, found that the manual & Spec sheet for the WFCO 8900 series on the website

http://www.wfcoelectronics.com

gives a little more info than the one i got with my TM.

Absorption 13.6v
Bulk 14.4v
Float 13.2v

Even more interesting to me is the more verbose description of three modes of operation on pg 6 of the manual.

For manual & spec sheet download:

http://www.wfcoelectronics.com/index...=114&Itemid=97



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Tim
Glad to see there is more info on the web sight. I have found many times these things are just advertising hype but when we get home next month from our Gulf fishing trip I'll get the TM out, set it up and run a series of tests. My personal experience is even the converters that claim to be three stage will still boil a battery dry. It would be really nice if the RV industry is finally putting true three stage charging in the converters.
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