Matching Generator, Battery Charger, Battery
Although I'm getting ready to purchase a Yamaha 2000w generator that produces 12v power to charge a battery, the forum doesn't seem to agree that this built-in capability is the best way to accomplish...
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I went a different route but subsequently sold the unit to an RV'er who begged me to sell it to him.
6.5 Horsepower Honda horizontal engine. 160 ampere alternator. 3-stage cruising sailboat voltage regulator. Ohmite 30 ohm 50 watt rheostat for over ride.
The engine couldn't quite get up enough oomph for 160 amps so 148 had to do. But when the charge rate decreased as the batteries filled I backed off the throttle. For the last 10% or so, the regulator was bypassed and I rheostated the balance, manually. The rheostat and slowed engine speed also served as as an equalization system.
The buyer went nuts when he saw the system. Offered me a thousand dollars worth of pesos, and a brand new Gold Star window air conditioner unit that he ended up rejecting because running his Onan boondocking was just too expensive.
Now I have the Kubota.
6.5 Horsepower Honda horizontal engine. 160 ampere alternator. 3-stage cruising sailboat voltage regulator. Ohmite 30 ohm 50 watt rheostat for over ride.
The engine couldn't quite get up enough oomph for 160 amps so 148 had to do. But when the charge rate decreased as the batteries filled I backed off the throttle. For the last 10% or so, the regulator was bypassed and I rheostated the balance, manually. The rheostat and slowed engine speed also served as as an equalization system.
The buyer went nuts when he saw the system. Offered me a thousand dollars worth of pesos, and a brand new Gold Star window air conditioner unit that he ended up rejecting because running his Onan boondocking was just too expensive.
Now I have the Kubota.
