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Subject:Re: Auxilliary batteries
From:mark drillock
Date:Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:24:28 -0700

What do you measure right at the alternator stud? My Ferd does 14.5 or
so. So did the first Ferd alternator I had.

Mark

Daryl Christensen wrote:
> OK�My van charges at about 13.6 to 13.8 or9 max. All the spiffy temp/voltage
> AGM battery chargers I see are 120V AC input..
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> Is there an onboard �charger widget� for upping the charge voltage to the
> 14.4 the AGB batts need?
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> I wasn�t aware that a modern alternator could be tweaked for higher output
> voltages. Mine is a 130 amp Ferd alternator and I have an AGM batt for my
> refer only. Used to do it on the old mechanical Bug regulators all the time.
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> Battery/electronics master David B ??? any hints.
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