Xantrex's service and quality are poor when compared to the original Heart Interface organization. I also have a troubled LINK 2000 controller and was unable to get service assistance from Xantrex even after visiting the factory (before it left Washington State).
I used to sell transformers to Heart Interface and met with some of their engineers from time to time (one used to own a C&C Landfall, maybe a 38). The older designs were mostly robust and could withstand much of what shore power variation would throw at them. Do keep an eye on how much heat is being generated on the circuit board that is cooled by the fan. IIRC when the Mosfets fail they can create a condition that would cause a fire if combustibles are up against the cooling slots. I lean away from switch mode chargers/inverters preferring the more robust analog designs (heavy transformer based), especially for systems that will see 24/7 use. The lightweight switchers may work well for those that want light weight power to charge a cell phone. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Wally Bryant Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 10:35 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Battery charger Wow. 973 Messages...I've been away from the dock too long. <VBG> Speaking of the dock, I spent most of last year being a marina rat. We had two spectacular electrical fires, where a dockbox exploded due to bad wiring. There are no electrical codes down here, and the first repair was done by committeemade up of marina security guards. Really. I was inside my boatand saw the reverse polarity light going on and off and turning dim, so stuck my head out to see what the heck was going on. Six guys were standing in a puddle of salt water, splicing new wire directly onto the spot where the fire started, while the entire dock circuit was live. Welcome to Mexico. Therepair was then wrapped with an entire roll of duct tape. Naturally, the next time a boat plugged in, the repair exploded and caught on fire again. While my Freedommarine charger still outputs a charge, all the stuff that managed the 3 stage charging, as well as the monitoring circuits in my Link 2000, are scrambled. So I'm starting to think about what's next. I haven't really been watching the technology changes in the last 10 years, but believe that there's new 'pulse' technology and better stuff than Xantrex. Any recommendations in the 50A range, 110V 60Hz? Wal -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
