Alternator: How many batteries can it take?
I have a diesel, so two batteries for truck, there are two 6-volt for the Truck Camper, and I want to put a deep cycle battery in the cargo trailer. The Camper does have 200 watt solar to charge it...
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The batteries will only take whatever current they are capable of taking. 136 amps would charge 2 golf car batteries in less than two hours from 0% SOC, but no battery will sustain that kind of charge rate. If I were you, I'd make sure your charge circuit is capable of 40 amps continuous (at least 8 gauge wire, bigger if the length is long) and call it a day.
The real question is, how much power do you need? If you're depleting your battery bank, you probably need more battery capacity before even thinking about how to charge them, especially if you already have 300 watts of solar.
The real question is, how much power do you need? If you're depleting your battery bank, you probably need more battery capacity before even thinking about how to charge them, especially if you already have 300 watts of solar.
