Running a 120v a/c unit off starter battery
Hi, new to the forum. I have converted an 86 Chev G30 mini school bus into a camper, and i have mounted a Danby 5.1 "window shaker" air conditioning unit into a plenum, which creates the equivalent of...
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Peg Leg wrote:
Back in the 70's I used to work on the repair bench in Delco Remy's alternator plant. The stator and rotor determine the alternators output. I remember changing my 77 pickup from a 37 to a 55 amp alternator. They used to stamp the output on the outside of the case.
What are you running for house batteries? Add a house battery or two and with a isolator and run the inverter off of them while the alternator charges them.
i have four transcanada 6v golf cart batteries in series/parallel for 440 a/h. are you suggesting charging them off the alternator along with a couple more? i don't have room for more batteries in that compartment, nor is there much room anywhere else. my best bet may be to put a larger battery where the starter battery is, as suggested earlier, and go with a separate system just for the a/c.
there are some pretty high output alternators available now; like 200 amps; which may or may not raise wiring issues?
