Looking for the best solution to my electrical charging needs.
My Parker 2520 has twin Yamaha F150’s each with a 35 amp alternator. I have a starting battery for each engine and about a 450 amp hour house bank consisting of 4- 6 volt golf cart batteries.
I would like to keep a starting battery for each engine and have both alternators also charge my house bank while underway.
Doing a lot of overnight fishing I use lots of amps for my electronics and lights. Having a fairly small quick boat, I don’t have much running time to recharge my house bank. I don’t really want to have to use my portable generator for charging when I have both alternators available. I have ordered the auxiliary charging cables but I can’t figure out how to charge using both engine alternators. I believe it will confuse the regulators if both are hooked up at the same time. I can’t find anyone who knows for sure and my dealer was no help at all.
I was told that I would be ok if I hooked each up to one of the 12 volt sides of my house bank. Anyone know if this works or does anybody make a smart regulator that can override and make my world all better. I can’t believe I am the first with this problem and like everything else there has got to be a solution. I just hope I can afford it.
Thanks for any help you can give.
My Parker 2520 has twin Yamaha F150’s each with a 35 amp alternator. I have a starting battery for each engine and about a 450 amp hour house bank consisting of 4- 6 volt golf cart batteries.
I would like to keep a starting battery for each engine and have both alternators also charge my house bank while underway.
Doing a lot of overnight fishing I use lots of amps for my electronics and lights. Having a fairly small quick boat, I don’t have much running time to recharge my house bank. I don’t really want to have to use my portable generator for charging when I have both alternators available. I have ordered the auxiliary charging cables but I can’t figure out how to charge using both engine alternators. I believe it will confuse the regulators if both are hooked up at the same time. I can’t find anyone who knows for sure and my dealer was no help at all.
I was told that I would be ok if I hooked each up to one of the 12 volt sides of my house bank. Anyone know if this works or does anybody make a smart regulator that can override and make my world all better. I can’t believe I am the first with this problem and like everything else there has got to be a solution. I just hope I can afford it.
Thanks for any help you can give.