On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:11:22 +0100, Steve Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
Snip >My immediate interest is that I now have a 24V/260A Niehoff alternator >but rarely get more than 160A from it (no split charge diode or BMS) and >am contemplating putting in an Adverc in given past good experiences. It >does have adjustable output voltage (0.2V steps as I recall but not sure >that the upper limit is as high as 28.8V) so might take a look at that >first (one I have an engine in the boat again ;-) ) > >Steve >NB Bream > > >------------------------------------ My immediate question is "Why do you expect or want more than 160A from the unit?" IMHO very high output alternators are best used when needing to drive a very high DC load. Say running a 5Kw inverter at full whack. Unless you have an "extremely large" battery bank that is "flat" plus a seperate load you will not see full output. Actual charge voltage is a different matter. It certainly makes sense to investigate the capability of raising it. -- Richard
