I've seen articles on dual alternators for aircraft, but they are usually for totally redundant electrical systems, not twice the amps.
On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 9:10 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Do any of you great founts on knowledge have any experience with dual > alternators? > The fearless leader of the snowmobile club wants to run 2x 4 foot light > bars on his 1989 Tucker Sno-Cat. The machine is powered by a Cummins 6BT > and currently has a 105amp alternator. Those big light bars are rated at > 24a each (!) which I think is bonkers. > Anyway really big alternators are available but very expensive so the idea > was floated, can we run 2 of the smaller alternators together?I think its > possible but I'd guess they either need to be isolated or there needs to be > one voltage regulator for both. What do you guys think? > -Curt > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
