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pianotuna
Nomad III
Mar 08, 2017

recharge from engine storm stayed in Grand Forks

Hi, I thought I'd post about recharging from the engine. I've got consuption of about 8 amps per hour I've run the engine for about one hour. ON idle the bank won't accept power for more than about...
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Mar 09, 2017
Yes further investigation. A diode isolator would detect a full chassis battery and would have minimum charge for the house battery. A solenoid isolator would start draining the chassis battery causing the alternator to increase the charging. Possibly into 14.8V bulk or whatever the alternator is set for.

That was a long border wait!

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