RoyB wrote:
Depending on your DC current demand by how large your battery bank is you could easily demand an additional 50-100 DC AMPS from your truck alternator system during the charge cycle and this may be over what the truck alternator can produce. That could result in "game over" for the truck alternator..
Also idling your truck motor for three to four hours is probably not all that great on your truck motor.
I charge my 50% charge state trailer batteries with the on-board converter/charger being run by my 2kW Honda Generator setup using a RV30A-15A long adapter.
Battery science says if your want to fully charge your batteries using 14.4VDC it will take right at 12 hours if you are able to produce 17-20AMPs of DC Current per battery in your bank...
Lets us know how you make out... Not saying it will not work out for you just something I would not put my truck alternator on the line. This alternator system is only designed to charge a single 12VDC START battery.
just saying
Roy Ken
OK but if there is a demand better then 50 amps the breaker will trip. Then reset and continue charging. Thats why I put a 50 amp breaker in..
Why idling my truck for 3 hours is not good? Can you explain?
So how much gas do you use with your gen? My truck will probably use less gas then a genand is quieter then the Honda I am sure... And I am getting same amps or more and same voltage...
Hence why I did this mod...
Please explain?
