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Originally Posted by taylorbob1
The standard charger doesn’t need reprogramming?
Now I’m confused
Who do I believe?
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I know, everyone has an opinon on this stuff. Each manufacture has ther own "parameter" for charging AGM. Some say not a problem others recommend a different charge profile. Most of the AGM I have looked at are "slightly" different than the lead acid so IMO its not a big deal. Plus AGM deep cycle can take much more abuse than a LA DC.
May RV'er have just replaced the LA with AGM and used the stock converter without any issues.
Since the AGM charge quicker, and hold the charge longer I find myself Just NOT charging as often. If figured better safe than sorry.
Before with the LA I was afraid to over charge them with the OME converter (mostly from the horror stories you hear on the forums) so in the winter I would put on charge once a week for 24 / 48 hours then unhook it (I have indoor storage unit 3 miles from my house so very easy to do - you can put your on a good home timer if you want - one that you can specifiy what day to charge and for how long).
The OME level light gauge would go down one light (so 2/3 full I think?) and in two weeks 2 lights (1/3 full?). So they would drain fast but perhaps my OEM were crap anyway.
Now I put my AGM's on charge every 3 or 4 weeks. Most of the time it still shows full on the gauge or sometimes one bar. But I try to drive my RV every few weeks so this is really overkill.
Since I have the new PD 4655 converter I might just leave plugged in all the time but really I dont see any reason to do so.
So if your worried about over charging you can alway flip the converter breaker OFF when your plugged into the CG (or turn the switch at the door OFF).
I am one of those guys that checks all tank levels when I get into the RV (after being in storage) and several times a day when at the CG or on trips.
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