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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2021, 11:01 PM
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Posted By booster
That would be a good option to use, I think, to...

That would be a good option to use, I think, to help alternator and battery life for some systems. We do similar in our much larger 440ah bank with two parallel alternators feeding them and the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2021, 10:32 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
Is LC an input that could be put on a dash...

Is LC an input that could be put on a dash switch? If so, that would be useful feature, I think for the OP if he had a 60 amp. Use 60 amp setting for the first 20 minutes or so and then go to 30...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2021, 09:34 PM
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Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
I think this is current limiting...

I think this is current limiting splitter/isolator we have been told limits current rather than just cutting out, but it doesn't specifically say so.


Looks like 40 or 90 amps, though, not 75.
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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2021, 09:08 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
Good information, did it say what the alternator...

Good information, did it say what the alternator is?
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2021, 08:49 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
The whole limiting of battery charging current...

The whole limiting of battery charging current has gotten a lot more interest since the lithium batteries have gotten more popular and will often accept to much current for the wiring and/alternator...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-30-2020, 12:20 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
A 160 amp alternator when hot is probably lucky...

A 160 amp alternator when hot is probably lucky to do 60 amps at idle, even if it is high idle with AC on. It is just not going to be able to keep up under those conditions.


The location of the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-27-2020, 10:07 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
Personally, I am not a fan of thermal cycling...

Personally, I am not a fan of thermal cycling electronics off a high limit, which is really what this would do, I think. Thermal cycles are much harder on things than just turning them down to what...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-27-2020, 08:50 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
This has come up several times in the past, and I...

This has come up several times in the past, and I think the best reason that I have heard is that solar panels generate very clean 12v, or higher, power while alternators can often have 6-10% or more...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-20-2020, 10:03 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
The alternator may have been replaced also. They...

The alternator may have been replaced also. They did show a 160 amp alternator available later for the ambulance package. Now I think they even have a 220 amp version.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-20-2020, 06:50 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
You may want to pick up a clamp on DC ammeter so...

You may want to pick up a clamp on DC ammeter so you can check all of this kind of stuff. Just clamp around the wire so very easy. If the 50% more in than out current is correct, and you the van...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-20-2020, 04:28 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
Weird thought popped up. Can you even use...

Weird thought popped up.


Can you even use a B to B charger on a standalone alternator system? All the install instructions seem to show a starting battery also in the system so that would be...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-20-2020, 03:59 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
Thanks, Mark, sounds like that would work for...

Thanks, Mark, sounds like that would work for using a single alternator or a parallel twin setup, but probably not for a standalone, but on those you should be able to just disconnect the field with...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-20-2020, 03:40 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,556
Posted By booster
Can they remotely be turned off by a remote dash...

Can they remotely be turned off by a remote dash switch, also? IMO, that would be a very, very, useful feature. If you have monitor, you would just watch the amps for AGM batteries or amps and...
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