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mlts22
Explorer II
Feb 18, 2015

Using an alternator to feed your house batteries?

I know I'm missing something since this seems too easy, but if I have a motorhome, and install a second alternator via a third party bracket (namely a 360 amp one), I can feed that alternator's output...
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Fubeca
Explorer
Feb 23, 2015
Anecdotal alert:

I lost my alternator after towing 9 hours with two depleted gc2s. I don't know if it was just it's time or if the extended draw trying to charge the house batts back up contributed. The truck had ~115000 miles - but I don't know if the alt. was original.

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