Wo.ody wrote:
Sorry, Ben Franklin I'm not.
Late model Chevy DuraMax diesels have twin 125 amp alternators. If you want to create hp/hd alternator-to-TC camper battery charging then a few questions. As an example, lest say the TC has 4 each 12 volt by 200amp AGE in series.
How do you determine the max input amperage(less 15%) your system can handle?
What component in the electrics determine what amperage is sent to the TC battery series?
Can you send too many amps (too hot so to speak) back into the battery series?
Thanks
Woody
THere isn't a component that determines what amperage "is sent to the batteries." The batteries will draw whatever current the require in order to get charged.
As the charging system increases the voltage it puts out, this causes the batteries to draw whatever current they need, or that the charging system can put out, based on the size of the battery bank, the size of the charging system, the size of the wire/cable, and the length of the cable run.
The smaller the wire, the greater the voltage drop, hence the less current the batteries can draw through that wire.
