Running norcild 1200 off the alternator
I have just replaced my second alternator in seven years (50k miles). I have occasionally run the fridge on invertor while driving at high altitudes. The 425 watt heaters should draw about 45amps at ...
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islandvagabonds wrote:
I have occasionally run the fridge on inverter while driving at high altitudes. The 425 watt heaters should draw about 45amps at 12 volts. Adding 10 to 15 amps for chassis demands total altrnatorload should be 60+-. The alternator on the cat diesel is supposedly rated to 160amps.
No that alternator should handle it just fine.
Why did you come to the conclusion the alternator is bad ? Low voltage ? If so, it is either the diodes of the voltage regulator inside of the alternator. If you are handy enough to replace and alternator, you are handy enough to replace the voltage regulator.
The rest of the major parts (bearing, slip rings, brushes, windings) in an alternator last a long, LONG.
