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    battery bank charging from alternator

    its more about flexibility than pure current, for a 12v 800AH bank you'd want a 160A 2500W charger but the typical household outlet trips at 1800w so therein lies the need for 240v compatibility so you can plug into an empty dryer outlet if needed after thinking about this i too agree that the...
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    battery bank charging from alternator

    RV PARKS - 50A@120v x2 = 12kw , 30A@120v = 3.6kw , and 15A@120v=1.8kw utility outlets the 50A is a 14-50R outlet 4-wire 4-prong (electric stove outlet but wired differently), the 30A is a TT-30R 3-prong
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    battery bank charging from alternator

    for some reason im missing the edit putton on my post all of a sudden im sitting here thinking about this - how am i supposed to charge a 1000AH battery bank with a 3000w inverter/charger from a household outlet which is typically 15A without blowing the breaker? is the inverter able to be...
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    battery bank charging from alternator

    the alternator would be more of a "backup" option when AC recharging was not available the 350A switch looks like a great solution the particular 300A alternator is rated at 225A idle alternator and AC charging will never be at the same time of course can you recommend a good ~3000w...
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    battery bank charging from alternator

    how would this circuit look? i've been reading the details on the Cole Hersee 200A smart isolator which seems like it would fit perfectly but 2 issues with it - it doesn't isolate the batteries immediately after engine shutoff - so a manual disconnect switch has to be wired in between isolator...
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    battery bank charging from alternator

    the question is specific to a Chevrolet Express van but is really applicable to any vehicle i want to set up a battery bank of about 10kw (probably less because of weight), which can be done in several ways but i want to do it as series-only, as an example lets use the Trojan IND17-6V - 925AH -...
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