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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:42:52 EST
In a message dated 11/5/01 6:19:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
> That's my plan. Comments?
The best, they say, is to have an internally regulated Delco alternator for
the start battery, and a seperate big honkin' mother, externally regulated,
for the house.
Combiners, diodes, switches, etc are kinda like diets. A less difficult,
less costly, but often less effective, way of accomplishing a difficult
thing.
Most of the time, I have found, the hard way is the best way in the long run.
Having two completely different alternator charging systems, each tailored
to do its job in the best way, is the most expensive, most effective, most
reliable, route to battery happiness.
Unfortunately for me, on Bandersnatch I have not done this. Most of the time
I rely on my genset, which has a start battery alternator, to keep my start
battery topped up. The main engine alternator, which is externally
regulated, manual or 3-stage, can be switched to either the start or house
battery. And there is a manual crossover switch to combine the start and
house battery.
Norm
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