If the bms disconnects the house bank does the alternator not still ‘see’ the load of the lead-acid start battery? (Assumes an appropriate switching setup) As long as the start battery remains in play the house bank’s bms shouldn’t put the alternator at risk. No?
Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Sterling makes an alternator protector. I think Peter Kennedy sells them. > > Joel > >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 9:27 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> My batteries are about shot and I am thinking of going to lithium batteries. >> I have to say I thought I knew this stuff and it seems massively confusing >> with a ton of directly contradictory information. One big issue seems that >> if the BMS disconnects for any reason, that will do a lot of damage to your >> alternator and perhaps other equipment too. Add to that my regulator does >> not have a specific lithium setting, I would need to get into the custom >> menus and try and make one. >> >> What seems to be the best bet is just to connect the alternator to the start >> battery and use a DC-DC charger to charge the lithium bank. Some of them >> also take solar input, so that saves me buying a solar controller with >> lithium settings, which is something else I don’t currently have. >> >> >> >> Joe >> >> Coquina >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > > > -- > Joel > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
