T&T: Inverter Problems

[Arild Jensen]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:David Harris
The technician said the alternator supplier said a larger alternator would
not work because of the different
> batteries (12 and 6 volt ) Technician said it would charge the weakest
battery and then quit.
>He has a Xantrex Freedom 20 Inverter/Charger 2000 watts and  a Xantrax Link
1000 Battery Monitor.
> David Harris


REPLY
The alternator supplier evidently doesn't know about the various
alterantives available on the market.
There are at least five different suppliers of equipment that will do
exactly what your friend  wants.

However it does requires a bit of change to the original wiring.

What puzzles me more is why the old Perkins alternators seem to do the job
but the new units can't keep up.

The setup your friend wants is already done on hundred if not thousands of
cruising boats without problems.

regards
Arild