Recent content by damien

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    Advice for out-of-ordinary battery charging setup

    Many thanks sir!... I think you've just convinced me to go back to a conventional system and saved me some headaches. After more reading along the lines you suggested, my initial concern and reason for posting has now transformed into the realization that I could well fry my alternator at some...
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    Hi, brief intro, autoelectric hobbyist

    I like to think I'm down to earth and don't have my head in the clouds :)
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    Advice for out-of-ordinary battery charging setup

    yes, this is my concern also. I've done a fair amount of reading, but have not come across any documentation about similar situation that would indicate how the regulator will react... possibly why i never found an example of what I'm trying to do! I had thought of relaying the S wire to either...
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    Advice for out-of-ordinary battery charging setup

    yep, so i was thinking if the DC-DC charger is between it and the alternator then it serves no purpose except to come on when the DC-DC charger drops its output for whatever reason in the charging cycle. so if i run it from the common post where it splits to both DC-DC chargers and after the...
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    Hi, brief intro, autoelectric hobbyist

    Hi everyone. For those interested in introductions, I gained 12V experience building 12V weather sensors during my PhD in climatology, and nowadays I have completely rewired a Toyota LandCruiser during its conversion to a live-in expedition camper. So I'm not an electrician by trade, but have...
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    Advice for out-of-ordinary battery charging setup

    Hi all, I'm setting up a split dual-battery charging system that appears sound to me, but i haven't seen it done before, and my main concern is how the alternator will react, and thus whether the source of the S wire should be changed.... The original vehicle is a Toyota LandCruiser, 1HZ motor...

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