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[Jeff Church]

Bryan,

I installed a Xantrex XC3012 about 2 weeks ago. I looked at both Charles and 
Xantrex models. My conclusion was that the Charles units were more expensive 
and didn't have any additional features to justify the expense.

Xantrex has 2 models that I considered. The Truecharge 40+ is about the same 
price as the XC3012 and has a higher charging capacity (40 amp vs. 30 amp), 
but it lacks many of the XC3012 features. The XC3012 has the ability to 
charge any mix of gel, AGM and flooded battery types. Also, the batteries 
are monitored and charged completely independently. One battery can be in 
float mode while another is in bulk mode and the third is in absorption 
mode. It also has the best RF shielding of Xantrex's models and doesn't 
cause any interference on my radio or TV.

 I bought the unit from West, but I had them match the price that I got from 
Jack Rabbit Marine (JRM). JRM has great prices and customer support. Buy 
from them if they have your choice in stock.

Installation was easy. The new charger won't fit on the old mounting board, 
so I just screwed a bigger board to the original and attached the charger to 
the new board. The unit has a temperature sensor, but I haven't tried 
running its wires from the batteries back to the charger yet.

Good Luck.

JeffC





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Campbell" <bcampbell at valp.net>
To: "'C320-List'" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:40 AM
Subject: [C320-list] (no subject)


> My original equipment 1999 vintage Pro Mariner Promatic 30-3 battery 
> charger
> has bit the dust and the reefer did a great job of draining my month old
> batteries. Any recommendations for a new charger?
>
> Cheers,
> Bryan
> "Scallywag" #627