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Wayne Buttress (Flyingb) (66.52.189.180)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 4:26 pm: | |
Hey Guys,
I could use some help by those of you that have a background in electronics. I'm still figuring out the best solution in charging bus and house batteries. I will be using the 300amp 12v alternator that came with my Eagle 20. I found a smart solenoid called "AutoSwitch" made by Ample Power that seems to regulate the requirements of the 2 batt. banks. My questions are; will this work for me? Is the a better/simpler solution? You can find a discription of the device at WWW.amplepower.com
Thanks for any help, Wayne |
jmaxwell (66.42.92.55)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 11:46 pm: | |
Save ure money on the Ample Power !?*&. Note that it has a 100 amp capacity, which your alternator will cook in just a few minutes. Find yourself an alternator and starter rebuilding shop and ask for a heavy duty solenoid, which they should be able to get for u. I bought one 4 yrs. ago for about $110. 750 amp start service, 400 amp continuous. Control it with either a toggle switch from the driver's compartment or from the "R" terminal of the alternator (the small terminal) for automatic control. When the engine starts and the alternator is putting out, it activates the solenoid and engages the house batteries to the charge system, shut off the engine, and it disconnects the house batteries from the chassis system. When engaged, your chassis system regulator also regulates charge to the house batteries. Sweet and simple; no smoke and mirrors BS electronic circuit boards w/ a bunch of flashing LED's, all imported from somewhere S. of Peking. |
FAST FRED (209.26.87.63)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 5:51 am: | |
Its more important to get a voltage regulator that understands and charges Deep Cycle batts .
Simplest would be 2 seperate electric systems and 2 alt.
Only a bit more complex would be a system where you allow the eng alt and good V reg to see only the House Batts for the Bulk and Absorbtion cycles and then add the start batts in the float stage.
This would give fastest recharge on deep cycle , and as start is usually pretty full would give no hassle recharging.
If the sets are joined before the deep cycles are up , the extra volts of the starts fool the regulator .
FAST FRED |
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