

| Subject: | Re: using an alternator to charge a house battery |
| From: | tom ring |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:22:30 -0600 |
Why would you need to change how your alternator operates? I ask this as an electrical engineer. Please explain what you are trying to do, and maybe we can come up with a more normal, easier, way to do it. tom On 28 Aug 2003 at 11:41, Joe Federici wrote: > I'm looking at putting a new house battery system in my > adventurewagen and would like to use the the alternator to charge one > or maybe 2 gel cell batteries. To do this I would need to have my > alternator converted to P from N then use a regulator to charge the > batteries. > The person I spoke with at the marine/RV store said this could be > done at an alternator shop. Has anyone done this? I guess the other > option could be 110v when at home and solar when I'm camping. > > JFF > ------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx 85 Westphalia GL Albert 96 Jetta GL The Intimidator taring@taring.org "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast and come out dead." Stirling Moss
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