I have an upgraded higher output alternator. How big of a cable/wire should be run from alternator to your chosen device (switch... isolator... etc...)?
Dual Battery Setups..?
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I don't think you can run too large of cable. I run 1/0 from my 200 amp Leece.
Not to hi-jack but what happeded to this outfit? http://www.stainlesstrays.com/?cat=1 I bought one a while back and intended to buy another.
Someone posted a while back that he changed jobs and no longer had access to the equipment to make them anymore. It is ashamed - luckily I bought two a while back for my dual battery swap.
That is a bummer Noel is done. . . .
Why can't you have them made at your local sheet metal shop? This is elementary for them.
Redarc make a good product, and have sensational aftersales support, however I've been haveing a few problems with a redarc isolator in a 79 (1hz) troopy.
The vehicle is heavily modified and used for downhole geophysical logging for the mineral exploration industry, and as such has some large power requirments...
Most of the load on the system is from a 240V AC pure sinewave inverter, which whilst the vehicle is in use has a normal load of 4-600W but cant extend into the thousands of watts when the electric winch motor starts. The inverter is rated to 7kva.
As well as this there is the normal vehicle loads such as the aircon (always on flat out and barely copes) and radio. At night there are numerous worklights positioned around the vehicle (on the roofrack) that light the area around the vehicle like day.
The charging system is relatively un molested, with an N70 size Optima Yellow battery for starting, and two N70 Optima Reds for the inverter. Other than the redarc the only other mod was to add an extra (0guage) wire from the alternator, as the stock one was suffering a 1-1.5v drop across the fusable link.
Whilst the vehicle is being used, the handthrotle is engaged to hold the engine at 14-1600rpm. If the Inverter is turned on while the motor is at idle (and I guess little current is being developed) then the redarc stops charge to the rear batteries... If the batteries are run down whilst the motor is off, the redarc will bring them up to charge (after charging the front battery), but not if they are flattened whilst at idle.
My fix for this is to put a (very) heavy guage jumperlead between the starting and auxilary batteries, to bring them up to charge, at which point the redarc will maintain them at charge.
You probably arent going to abuse your charging and dual battery system as much as that, so it probably wont affect you..
Sean
The vehicle is heavily modified and used for downhole geophysical logging for the mineral exploration industry, and as such has some large power requirments...
Most of the load on the system is from a 240V AC pure sinewave inverter, which whilst the vehicle is in use has a normal load of 4-600W but cant extend into the thousands of watts when the electric winch motor starts. The inverter is rated to 7kva.
As well as this there is the normal vehicle loads such as the aircon (always on flat out and barely copes) and radio. At night there are numerous worklights positioned around the vehicle (on the roofrack) that light the area around the vehicle like day.
The charging system is relatively un molested, with an N70 size Optima Yellow battery for starting, and two N70 Optima Reds for the inverter. Other than the redarc the only other mod was to add an extra (0guage) wire from the alternator, as the stock one was suffering a 1-1.5v drop across the fusable link.
Whilst the vehicle is being used, the handthrotle is engaged to hold the engine at 14-1600rpm. If the Inverter is turned on while the motor is at idle (and I guess little current is being developed) then the redarc stops charge to the rear batteries... If the batteries are run down whilst the motor is off, the redarc will bring them up to charge (after charging the front battery), but not if they are flattened whilst at idle.
My fix for this is to put a (very) heavy guage jumperlead between the starting and auxilary batteries, to bring them up to charge, at which point the redarc will maintain them at charge.
You probably arent going to abuse your charging and dual battery system as much as that, so it probably wont affect you..
Sean
Noel is not done!
I run out of stock once and a while but have never been "out of buisiness".
Noel is not done!
I run out of stock once and a while but have never been "out of buisiness".
I have just made 2 purchaes from Noel. Top Notch quality. You will not be disappointed.
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Noel is great to deal with and produces top shelf product. Quick turn around, great customer service and high quality stuff.
Noel is great to deal with and produces top shelf product. Quick turn around, great customer service and high quality stuff.
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