Where’s the Testing and QC?

While Winnebago is rather synonymous with quality… they’re missing the mark on some things none the less.

First, the FLX is having some over heating issues that are requiring some interesting mods to units down in the Deep South. Keep in mind, the Lithionics battery has an operating range up to 131 degrees Fahrenheit and will shutdown at 179 degrees. So if that puppy is reaching those temps… it’s pretty warm. So as it stands, Winnebago is having dealers place vents in the storage doors, the battery box, and a fan in said battery box to mitigate over heating and BMS shutdowns. This begs the question, did they not vet the system in the field in realistic conditions? We’ll see what Winnebago’s reaction is going forward? Design tweaks to future runs? Extended warranty for existing units already in the field that encounter this issue… especially beyond the 3 year warranty? Time will tell.

On to the QC issue I allude to. There seems to be an issue that these FLX units are rolling out of the factory and NO ONE is checking the system settings. I had others reach out to me prior to my inquiring about said settings and have since discovered that both the Xantrex and GoPower controllers were indeed set to default settings. These settings have a pretty big impact on how the battery charges and such. I’ve also had a dealer tech point out that they are seeing the units they get in set incorrectly so it isn’t isolated by any means. I checked the GoPower solar battery settings on 4 units at my dealer and 3 were set to GEL and 1 was set to USER. So clearly Winnebago is really dropping the ball.

So basically, our previous runs and tests aren’t that accurate as the inverter and solar were not charging the battery as they should have been. Good thing we’re getting ready to run through another 4 night run boon docking to see the impact the changes will have… and yes, we’ll have a generator on hand (always).

Here’s hoping the system is that much better with the setting corrections….

To be cont.

Xantrex settings below:

The GoPower Solar Solar Charger setting should have the battery type set to Lithium. Default is GEL. If your settings are incorrect I suggest reaching out to Winnebago on how to update the systems correctly.