T&T: 24 volt starter

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Have them wire in a series/parallel switch from the two most appropriate  12v 
battery banks. This was a common item in the 70's, 80's over the road  
trucks. 2 12 v banks of batteries that tied together to run the 24 v starter,  yet 
charged and ran everything else on the rig with 12 v. Wow, I haven't seen or  
heard an air starter since I left the Kenworth factory in 1978. A couple of  
the fuel delivery companies were spec'ing air starters at the time. 

 
Ken





From: "Mark Andrew" <msandrew at chartermi.net>
Subject: T&T: 24V  starter, 12V house bank - Ugh!
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Just had the air starter on the Cat 3306 replaced with  an electric starter.
Wasn't paying the attention I should have, was away from  the boat, and the
Cat Dealer installed a 24V starter, and I imagine it's a  done deal.  My
house bank is a large group of Trojan batteries wired for  12 V, my
Inverter/charger charges & uses 12 V.  My gen set starter  is 12V.  The
alternator will be a Leece-Neville 12V.  Ugh!!



Any ideas?



Do I get a 12-24V transformer for  charging while underway & a  24V charger
for dockside?  Do I  shoot my other foot?  Scuttle the boat? What do  you
think?



Embarrased,

Mark Andrew

"Black  River"

Holland, MI

56' steel, circa  1955




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