Re: Dual Alternators

From: Terrible Tom (silvereightynine@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 21 2008 - 22:39:43 EDT


David Gersic wrote:

> On Sunday 21 September 2008 01:03 pm, SilverEightynine@aol.com wrote:
>
>>Perhaps - but if I isolate them, I'm back at the same problem... then I
>>have two 136A systems, instead of one 272A system.
>
>
> What do you need a 272A system for, though? No one thing you mentioned is
> drawing anywhere near 200+A by itself.
>

Winches - under load can draw over 400 amps, depending on model and the
load being moved. Jon has 3 qty, 1000 CA rated batteries in his Ram
with his 12000 LB warn unit.

I've been looking at the possibility of using a 24V winch... setting up
two batteries in series wouldnt be hard - but it would require a 24 volt
alternator. More money... heh... but the amp draw of a 24 volt winch
is half what a 12 volt uses.

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