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One uses a regulator with an auxiliary alternator to charge at the appropriate rate for your battery. Some actual current measurements at my battery for the following appliances via a Victron 12/3000 inverter. 700W Microwave: 107 amps Keurig (guilty as charged): 113 amps Induction cooktop on...

Well, remember this started as a private conversation between two people that got elevated. Not complaining, but I would probably have used a more diplomatic tone had I worded it for public consumption. ;)

Yes, we're in "violent agreement". I'm new here so on my best behavior. Wait until you get to know me. :ROFLMAO:

Yes, external regulator. I'm pretty sure all of the aux alternator products use external regulators for control purposes, charge profiles and the like. Balmar has the lion's share of the market, but Wakespeed is now coming up to speed (so to speak) as well. Wakespeed indeed designed their...

Gotcha. Yeah, idling isn't good for modern diesels so I do it as little as possible. What I like about my fast charging is that I can camp 20 minutes from the ski resort and pretty much generate enough power for 24 hours, especially if I stop at the grocery store. Good thoughts. You guys are...

That is great to know, thanks. I love the build quality on them, the huge M10 terminal studs and the end caps with threaded rod holes, and the top caps to protect the terminals and bus bars. Plus there are built-in wire troughs to keep things tidy. Oops, my bad. I missed that. I get...

Hello, I'm the someone who wrote that text. This is what I said which you quoted: "Maybe OK for a small B2B, but not for an aux alternator. " You do not use a B2B (DC-DC) for an aux alternator, you wire it direct. My aux alternator puts out 280 amps all of which is usable for charging...

Maybe I misspoke about the 1C max charge rate. I'm using Fortune cells and went back to look at their specs to refresh my memory. What I went by is what they call, "Standard Charge Current" which is 0.5C. They don't actually give a max charge rate except for a "Max Pulse Charge Current (<10...

Thanks! I don't understand your question about idling. I charge whenever the battery is below 100% and the engine is running, and it's generally charging at my preferred 0.5C. Once I populate the rest of my cells and increase my battery to 400 AH then there will be some roll-off of current at...