NORM, You DO know how to spell assume, right? Eric Thompson S/V Procrastinator South San Francisco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] (T&T: & TWL2:) Fw: & TWL2:) Re: 24V starter,12V house bank - Ugh! > > > I am presuming the diode pack will work at 24 > VDC. Since there are sold > regulators that will enable an alternator to > produce 110 VDC to operate > drills, etc, I figured the diode pack will work > at 24 VDC too. > > > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek FL > 30 07.72N 081 38.4W > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Letsgosailing >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Date: 2/9/2008 5:11:44 AM >> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] (T&T: & TWL2:) Fw: & >> TWL2:) Re: 24V starter,12V > house bank - Ugh! >> >> Norm, >> That will not work, You need to rectify the ac >> to dc to charge the > battery. >> It is not only the regulator that is needed to >> make it work. >> >> Yanni Marinated >> S/V Princess Thalia >> Hamilton-Fifty Point @H3 >> www.yannismarine.ca >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: "A LiveAboardList" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:23 AM >> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] (T&T: & TWL2:) Fw: & >> TWL2:) Re: 24V starter,12V >> house bank - Ugh! >> >> >> > >> > Any ordinary alternator will charge a 24 volt >> > battery. As we all know, >> > the >> > output of an ordinary alternator is capable >> > of very high voltages if >> > un-regulated or unloaded. >> > >> > The simplest way is to bypass the internal >> > regulator, if any, bringing > out >> > the field (rotor) supply feed and attach to a >> > rheostat to manually > control >> > the output power. Hook the alternator to the >> > 24 volt battery, crank up >> > the >> > engine, and adjust the field current to >> > produce the desired output >> > current. >> > >> > For automatic operation you could use a >> > regulator that will work > properly >> > at 24 volts. Perhaps Ann-Marie can help >> > here. >> > >> > Maybe you could modify a normal regulator to >> > work by using two identical >> > high resistance resistors in series across >> > the 24 volt batteries as a >> > voltage divider and attach the regulator >> > voltage sensor across just one > of >> > the two resistors. Perhaps it would work by >> > connecting the regulator >> > across half of the 24 volt battery. Perhaps >> > switching the half from > time >> > to time. >> > >> > >> > >> > Norm >> > S/V Bandersnatch >> > Lying Julington Creek FL >> > 30 07.72N 081 38.4W >> > >> > >> >> [Original Message] >> >> From: Harold R. Brink, PE >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Date: 2/7/2008 8:18:06 PM >> >> Subject: (T&T: & TWL2:) Fw: & TWL2:) Re: 24V >> >> starter, 12V house bank - >> > Ugh! >> >> >> >> >> >> At Ann-Marie's Request: >> >> >> >> > "The alternator will be a Leece-Neville >> >> > 12V. Ugh!!" >> >> > >> >> > L-N had a 12/24 volt alternator many years >> >> > ago in a career far away. >> > It >> >> > was used on 24 volt start engines with 12 >> >> > volt chassis. It was used >> > when >> >> > Mack got rid of the infamous >> >> > series/parallel switch. >> >> > >> >> > Mack Trucks used them. Try a Mack dealer. >> >> > Or a Cat "truck" dealer. >> >> > >> >> > No commercial connection. 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