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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 29, 2015
Hi,

Thanks for posting the information gathered from your test.

It is normal for a 50 amp breaker to NOT open immediately when the rating is exceeded. My wiring is rated for 60 amps, so when I replaced the fuses with breakers I used 50 amp ones.

Did you happen to measure the voltage at the alternator and voltage at the house batteries just after beginning the testing?

I'd love to see the every twenty minutes data in a table.

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