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Originally Posted by DavidEM
It all depends on how you are set up: lithium or lead acid batteries, any DC to DC converter, etc.
For a standard lead acid coach battery setup the fixed voltage output of the chassis alternator won't get any where near 160 amps, maybe 50 amps if the battery is well discharged, decreasing as it charges.
David
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Well sure, the output of the alternator depends on the voltage difference between it's output (14.5 VDC) and the average load voltage/resistance. The 160 amps is there for all the other DC loads as well.
So if the converter is putting out 14.5 VDC and the alternator is putting out 14.5 VDC why would there be an advantage to using the converter to the same battery at the same state of charge?
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