Our 2001 can with the 9160 series, after purchase we installed the
Charge Wizard to upgrade the converter. Other than pushing the buttons to check its functions after the installation....I haven't done much with it, I just needed the Charge Wizard.
I can see the benefit of the override by placing it into the Boost mode if I wanted to place the converter into a faster charge mode if I only had a short time to bring the battery up to a higher level of charge quicker and bypass the 'brain' of the converter.
As I have two battery groups/banks...I installed a 12v outlet and a battery switch in the front compartment. I use them to select the battery bank and with the use of a plug in meter, I can check the voltages of either bank, the converter output and charge voltage of the TV...or just use it as a 12vdc outlet.
It is interesting to plug in the meter, select a different bank and then wait for the Wizard to determine it's mode. It's not instant, it will take a few minutes. If the battery voltage is around 12.5v, it will go into its Normal mode, 13.6v. As I leave the unit plugged in all the time while at home, I will switch batteries every couple of weeks to keep them charged. Been doing this since 2007 without a problem.
I don't see any down side to getting the
pendant.
workhorse