Dear list I am helping a friend install solar panels and wind generator and a new alternator. We have a plan but I would like to ask you if it sounds like a GOOD plan.
1 The house bank is 430 amp hours (4 6volt golf cart batteries) they are in the port cockpit locker and a starting battery is in starboard 2 The wind generator WINDBUGGER is mounted on the mizzen with a 8 gauge wire. It is 30 ft to the comp. It goes to a 50 amp diode to another 25 amp breaker to the NC25A Charge controller. From the charge controller to the house batteries there is an additional 25 amp breaker. (This is according to the diagram that came with the Charge controller). 3 Instead of the 1-2-both-off rotary switch we have installed a dual circuit battery switch (on-off-combine) made by blue seas, as well as a battery combiner (called a automatic charge controller) 4 Instead of running the 100 amp alternator to the common post on the old rotary switch, we put it to the house bank Our questions are: A. We have a 40 amp multi stage charger for 110 where do we put the battery charger wires? B. Is it correct that the wire from the wind generator goes to the house bank? C. The two 50w solar panels are lead to another charge controller (a Morningstar 6amp) and then straight to the House bank is that correct? D. Is there a problem with charging from 3 sources, can anyone of the units burn out (mainly we are worried about the solar panels) because of the power coming from the other charging sources This is how far we have come. Man there are so much to think about and neither of us are electricians so thanks so much for the input Regards John Miami
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