Solar Charger & Truck Power Question
I've recently installed a Go Power! GP-PWM-30 30 Amp Solar Regulator because the previous owner had solar installed but no charge controller (he just had a simple diode or voltage regulator that conne...
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Sam Spade wrote:
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Yes.
... The voltage from the alternator is controlled by the PCM. The algorithms used are designed to put the MINIMUM amount of energy back into the starting battery required to re-start the vehicle.
Within 5-15 minutes after starting the voltage (from the vehicle alternator) will be regulated down to <14V, maybe even <13.5V.
You can not properly charge a "house battery" with that low of a voltgae.
(P.S. I have 31 years in designing automotive fuel injection systems which INCLUDES the algorithms to control the voltage regulator.)
