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Old 03-13-2014, 09:00 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by ksanders View Post
Charles makes IMHO the best chargers on the market. Bulletproof. As for Xantrex, I've been lucky. I've had their inverter chargers on every boat I've owned and never had a failure. I even had good luck with the prosine units on a couple of boats. Right now I have a SW 3000 3KW /150 amp unit and it is heavy, old fashioned heavy, something like 75 pounds or so of heavy. But, I'm different. If and when that unit goes out, I won't even try to get it fixed, at least not at first. I'll find someone with a replacement in stock and have it air freighted up. An inverter/charger is a mission critical piece of equipment and I cannot afford to have it down. Then I'll fix the old one myself, if its possible and or buy a spare unit. When we start cruising full time, I will have a spare, either way.
Great advice!!!
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