Next message: Arild Jensen: "RE: lv-ab: Adding AC power for cooling"
The best dc charging alternator in my opinion is the Zena Welder. Go to
Zena.net it's a lot of reading but their product needs explaining
because its very different.
They have 150 and 200 amp continuous duty chargers that double as
welders (mig, tig, stick) those of you on steel boats, or those wanting
a new profession (welding stainless and aluminum) while cruising should
think about getting a zena installed on your engine either as a
replacement alternator or as a second alternator.
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Clinkenbeard
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 4:58 PM
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Subject: Re: lv-ab: Adding AC power for cooling
The consensus seems to be that an alternator to charge a battery bank
that would be substantial enough to power a pure sine wave inverter of
1500 or 2000 watts would be the best route. Can anyone be more specific
about the alternator type (1 wire or 3 wire, amperage etc.), battery
size/s and inverter size and make? Also a 3 stage regulator?
I would appreciate specifics so that I don't have to go through the
learning curve to know what I need...yes I know...I'm lazy. :>)
Bob Clinkenbeard
24' custom trailer trawler
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong
> I would like to add AC power to my boat so that I can run the small
> 5000btu 115v ac unit the PO installed. It works fine at the dock but
> there is no way to run it underway.
> I prefer not to add a standalone generator due to weight and size
> constraints of my boat. I have a Perkins 3 cylinder main engine that
> produces 35 hp and I only need 10 hp to propel my boat to it's ideal
> cruising speed of 7 kts.
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