First current leaks, now rain leaks! The man has his priorities straight 😉 Nice video. The alternator cooling design and strategy would make a good video. I assume with the dcdc charger, you are keeping the internally regulated alternator. Folks could learn from how you are designing the system to manage heat and charging. Explaining your use-case vs how others (or future you) may have different use-cases and might do things differently.
Good idea Jim. I will do that. I have the Balmar 100 amp alternator and MC618 external regulator with temp sensor on the alternator. But with the 50 amp dc2dc charger the alternator of course will get a bigger workout for greater length of time. And of course I would prefer it not to get derated from excessive heat. You can throttle current on the Orion 50 amp dc2dc and there is also the " belt manager" on the Balmar mc618 if needed, plus the cooling from the blower. Between all that, tweaking and setting, I should be able to put out the full 50 amps or very close into the lithium bank while underway. I would be happy with that. It takes me 3 to 4 hours to get anywhere 😂 so that a few hundred amp hours.
Looking good sir....
Thanks. Much appreciated. This project was a ton of work. Ill go over it in more detail soon.
It’s coming along great. The electronics setup is awesome!!
Thanks Guys
Can't wait to see the autopilot install as I have a garmin autopilot to install also! Looking good Captain!
I will be sure to do a good detail on it. There isnt much out there going over a newer Garmin AP install.
First current leaks, now rain leaks! The man has his priorities straight 😉
Nice video.
The alternator cooling design and strategy would make a good video. I assume with the dcdc charger, you are keeping the internally regulated alternator. Folks could learn from how you are designing the system to manage heat and charging. Explaining your use-case vs how others (or future you) may have different use-cases and might do things differently.
Good idea Jim. I will do that. I have the Balmar 100 amp alternator and MC618 external regulator with temp sensor on the alternator. But with the 50 amp dc2dc charger the alternator of course will get a bigger workout for greater length of time. And of course I would prefer it not to get derated from excessive heat. You can throttle current on the Orion 50 amp dc2dc and there is also the " belt manager" on the Balmar mc618 if needed, plus the cooling from the blower. Between all that, tweaking and setting, I should be able to put out the full 50 amps or very close into the lithium bank while underway. I would be happy with that. It takes me 3 to 4 hours to get anywhere 😂 so that a few hundred amp hours.