Re: [VAC] Battery Overcharging

[Snowabode]

The univolt on my 1974 27' Overlander stopped recharging this spring. I sent 
it to a shop and they replaced the three capacitors at $20 each. The 
technician that did the work gave me much info about the unit and battery 
charging in general. He said; that it was a perfectly effective converter and 
is incapable of "overcharging" the battery, that the unit should never 
receive household current without a working battery in place and that 
although replacing it would result in a much quieter unit that the fuse box 
would have to be relocated and I would loose the "power on light" and my 
ammeter. He also said that the most popular reason for the failure of the 
univolt is that it is trying to charge either a dead or dry (water level 
should be checked often) battery or no battery at all.
    In short, he fixed my unit for $60.00 and it now works great.
Charles