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Originally Posted by Joesjunk
I noticed that the converter is a WFCO WF-8955AN. That is a 55 amp power converter. Would the power converter output more than 30 amps to the battery, thus blowing a 30 amp fuse on the battery.
Any ideas ???
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My converter is the WFCO WF-8955PEC model. I do not know the differences between the AN vs. PEC designations but would imagine that the models are pretty similar.
I presume that others will weigh in concerning max output of the converter when charging. Does the 55 Amp rating state the charging circuitry or the total distribution capability?
I can say that I would be shocked to see that kind of current being pushed into the battery. I don't recall seeing charging rates exceed 10A with my rig. I certainly would have remembered if it was higher than 15A. That said, my TM is stored with electrical power and rarely drops below 80-85% SOC. Consequently, the converter may not be able to push much into the battery in those situations. If it is capable of pushing that kind of current into the battery, you might have a seriously depleted battery.
Have you tried measuring battery voltage just before plugging into shore power? Voltage reading in this scenario should be very accurate since there wouldn't be the vagaries of surface charging to invalidate the answer. Having this info would be helpful.
Then again, if it was a battery SOC issue, how would you solve the problem if you kept blowing fuses? Are you temporarily inserting a higher amperage fuse or doing some other workaround? I just want to isolate things a bit between bad battery or bad converter.