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Originally Posted by Cujo7240
So you had the WCFO charger in your new 2018 RV? What model is your RV? I'm assuming it's a Forest River manufactured RV and I'm just little surprised they use different brands in there various RV offerings. Not that I have any idea how the RV industry does things, but I would think if they standardized on these types of components they could buy in large volumes to save money and make inventory more streamlined.
I noticed the manual says to only replace parts in the power distribution panel with what they came with originaly. I'm guessing that means I'm not supposed to say swap my 60amp charger for a 75amp charger from PD. Is that correct. From what I see others doing , s they swap both the converter and the appropriate control board at the same time. Not that I think I need to do this at this time, just curious. I haven't even camped in my Wildcat yet.
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My trailer is a FR product, a Flagstaff Microlite 25BDS. The converter is clearly a WFCO with a prominent sticker on the outside of the panel cover.
The "innards" of my power center consist of a circuit board supporting the fuses and some bus bars that support the A/C circuit breakers. That's pretty much half the unit. The other half is the converter which supplies DC to the circuit board for distribution through the fuses to 12 v circuits. The 12V input from the Converter is in common with the connections to the battery so 12 v is supplied and batteries are charges seamlessly.
The only difference in the WFCO converter and the PD converter (which fits the old spot quite nicely) is the quality of the converter itself and the "storage mode".
It's only natural for manufacturers to insist that only their parts be used. Good advice for those who know nothing about what they're working on. For others---- ?? Lots of "hybrids" out there that work quite well.
Note: The soldered connections on the WFCO 12 V output alone indicate the level of quality difference from the PD Converter. If the 12 V connection heats up, solder tends to melt, degrading the connection. This creates more heat and eventually the circuit board copper traces melt/burn. The PD uses screw lugs that require an allen wrench to tighten. Tightened to the proper torque and no solder melts.
A common cause of solder joint failure is vibration When larger wire sizes vibrate, strain is placed on the PCB connection. Initially it may only cause slight cracking in the solder but this leads to resistance and heating. The failure cycle has begun. Beyond vibration, just heating and cooling cycles can cause the same cracking.
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