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Intro & order placed for 2552

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Bruce

Re: Intro & order placed for 2552
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2017, 11:21:26 am »
We were once camped for two weeks at a site that was perfect for us, except that the front right side of the coach was too low with no other way to park.  With the right front jack fully extended, the right front tire was off of the ground a couple of inches, but we were still not level enough to be comfortable.

We ran the front right wheel up on a stack of lego-style blocks, put another stack of blocks under the leveling jack, and were able to raise the right side up a little more.

That worked well for us.  The step to the side door was a little high.  :lol

--Bruce and Sharon


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Re: Intro & order placed for 2552
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2017, 04:14:44 pm »
Gandalf42 do you have a link to this: Progressive Dynamics 60A converter/charger?  Would be interested in reading more on it.

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John

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Re: Intro & order placed for 2552
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2017, 06:38:59 pm »
Gandalf42 do you have a link to this: Progressive Dynamics 60A converter/charger?  Would be interested in reading more on it.

http://www.progressivedyn.com/all_in_one_pd4000.html

Best Converter is another site:
 http://www.bestconverter.com/PD4060-60-Amp-Inteli-Power-Mighty-Mini-Power-Center_p_458.html#.WKzOa_krI2w

Also Best Converter has upgrade kits for the Parallax converter/chargers:

http://www.bestconverter.com/MagnetekParallax-630073008300-Upgrade-Kits_c_64.html

Progressive Dynamics page on these:

http://www.progressivedyn.com/pd4600_converter_replacement.html

« Last Edit: February 21, 2017, 06:45:07 pm by gandalf42 »
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Re: Intro & order placed for 2552
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2017, 08:00:08 pm »
I had the Parallax unit in a previous camping trailer.  I am not sure if the model used by PC currently is the same as I had.  It provided 13.7 volts of charging voltage continuously.  We had the Progressive Dynamics installed in lieu of the Parallax unit in our PC.  The output charging voltage more closely matches Interstate Battery recommendations.  It provides a much quicker recharge at 14.4 volts.  As the battery approaches full charge it drops to 13.65 volts and once fully charged and with little to no drain it finally holds the battery at about 13.25 volts.  This charging sequence brings the battery up to full charge significantly quicker than my previous Parallax unit and also allows the converter to left on all the time while minimizing the risk of boiling the battery dry thus causing battery failure.  This quicker charging is especially important when one relies on the generator to recharge the battery where campgrounds limit generator use time.  Another feature that can be useful is the PD can be fitted with their remote "Charge Wizard" that allows the charging mode to be selected manually if desired.

I also have 320 watts of solar and have found the combination of having quick charge with high amperage from the generator for an hour or so in the morning followed by 14.8 volts and lower available amps from the solar controller to bring the batteries up to full charge.  The solar charge controller is temperature compensated to reduce the charging voltage as the battery temperature rises to protect the battery from too high charging voltage.

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Re: Intro & order placed for 2552
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2017, 08:36:18 pm »
Looks like I missed out on this one.  I have been concerned about the old style converter since day one, but it never occurred to me that it could be swapped out for a newer model.

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Re: Intro & order placed for 2552
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2017, 08:55:43 am »
John regularly lifts the front tires off the ground. Many campsites slope away and down to the front for drainage. We only lifted the rear tires once... and rolled forward off the jacks. It was a serious HOLY COW moment and we've never done that again. I think part of our problem is we've never calibrated the jacks. I read somewhere you should do that. John is an engineer and if the control pad on the jacks says he needs to lift the front, he lifts it unless I can pull out a level and prove the control panel wrong (and after a mild discussion - NO, we are NOT level - it's lying to you again, look at the tilt - sometimes my argument works, sometimes not. Engineers go by the numbers.)

We don't mind mild tilt but there are some areas with enough tilt that the fridge goes into fault mode (like the driveway where we are staying). We have to get level enough for safe operation of the fridge. We've camped tilted to the side badly enough once that I had to hang on to prevent myself rolling off the side of the bed (we were not able to use jacks where we were). This does not make for a restful night.

We love having jacks and use them most nights but John really covets jacks that can be leveled individually as we frequently have one low corner and it's tricky raising and lowering front then side then back then side to get one jack lower than the others. It's all personal preference though.
John, Holly, and sometimes Chloe.
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