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PD9160ALV Rapid Charger Install
My PD4655LIV replacement of the OEM WFCO charger is able to charge my two Battle Born lithium batteries at up to 35 amps maximum due to the cable lengths. Rather than replace those 6 AWG cables, I added an additional converter instead! The extra charger is only plugged in when rapid charging is needing, and the pair of chargers together put in over 80 amps and even more when solar is active. A small Honda generator can easily deliver this kind of power.
Here is the mounted PD9160ALV charger along with a Victron solar controller mounted above my battery box.  This is in the street-side front storage compartment.
This is my victron progress graph of the charging from 31% SOC to 91%.  This took exactly 2 hrs which is when I stopped the generator.
The first test on a camping trip was to charge from 31% back up to nearly full.  It started at a nice 83.5 amps!
The full 85 amp rapid charging is only 1323 watts as seen by the Honda generator.  This is easy enough for the generator, though it is starting to work a little and get a little louder.  Always...
The PD9160ALV 60amp charger is bolted under the street side storage bay.  The bolts are through the bottom of the closet with fender washers.  Newer 2108DS models would need a different method of...
This is the access bay under the murphy bed, and is an excellent spot for the wiring.  Newer 2108DS model murphy beds do not tip into a bay like this, so another spot for terminal blocks would need...
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