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Originally Posted by booster
Yep, and if the Balmar takes the Nations alternator into overheat output reduction, the van alternator will pick up way more load than it can put out for long periods, and you could be looking at problems like interblog had with the stock alternator.
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Sure, your scenario is possible but it's equally possible that they have accounted for this. Perhaps they use Nations alternator temp sensing as the logic for inhibiting the parallel operation or maybe they implement some controllable duty cycle for parallel operation the width of which is responsive to the Nations operating temperature. Who knows? I sure don't. Your and Avanti's points are well taken but the fact is that Xantrex is apparently making it work. That system is only one year old so it's admittedly early in the game but so far, I haven't read any complaints regarding any of the alternators failing on Gallerias. You have to agree that if there is some practical non-damaging way of getting occasional coach battery charging assistance from the 200+ amp OEM alternator that normally just loafs, that it's a useful feature.
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