IDEA...charging house battery(set) underway.
It seems that the chassis alternator/VR system will often not fully charge the house battery(set) due to voltage drop between the two, or overcharge, boil the electrolyte away, for a deeply discharged...
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Hello folks :)
I am trying to understand posts in this thread from people much more knowledgeable than I. I am also building a system from scratch (a conversion project). I know a moderate amount about electricity and batteries, but very little about cars and trucks.
Hence my questions, which may be pretty ignorant :)
- Is the voltage regulator a stock part of my truck? Not something added to RVs?
- If it is so 'dumb', can I improve the situation? Will a good isolator, e.g. Sure Power also regulate the voltage to my house batteries, and change it according to their SOC? Or do I need to do something more?
I have learned a lot from this thread already -- thank you all!
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ETA: I see from this post http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27646735/gotomsg/27649731.cfm#27649731
that the voltage regulator is stock and may be inside the alternator. Google says mine is... and that the voltage output is supposed to be 16-17v. That does not sound good for my AGM house batteries, eh?
I am trying to understand posts in this thread from people much more knowledgeable than I. I am also building a system from scratch (a conversion project). I know a moderate amount about electricity and batteries, but very little about cars and trucks.
Hence my questions, which may be pretty ignorant :)
- Is the voltage regulator a stock part of my truck? Not something added to RVs?
- If it is so 'dumb', can I improve the situation? Will a good isolator, e.g. Sure Power also regulate the voltage to my house batteries, and change it according to their SOC? Or do I need to do something more?
I have learned a lot from this thread already -- thank you all!
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ETA: I see from this post http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27646735/gotomsg/27649731.cfm#27649731
that the voltage regulator is stock and may be inside the alternator. Google says mine is... and that the voltage output is supposed to be 16-17v. That does not sound good for my AGM house batteries, eh?
