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lawrosa
Explorer
Mar 22, 2015

Charging with TV alternator... Mod with pics...

Finally finished my charging cable mod from TV alt/battery direct to camper batterys for dry camping... I did a small charge today and checked voltages only. My clamp on amp meter was not working.....
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Mar 24, 2015
Hi Mike,

Continuous duty on an ordinary alternator is about 1/3 of total capacity.

For short periods of time 100% can be used.

The problem is overheating which may cause the diode to fail.

There are external diodes that can be put in a cooler area than beside the engine that may be used.

I don't think there will be much of an issue.

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