boguing
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Re: Nearly...
Haven't borrowed the ammeter yet, but just musing...
I don't (and I might be being completely stupid here) see what the difference between a typical boat setup and mine is. Is a marine alternator a bit more clever?
It seems to me that the problem is that the alternator is activated by the ignition key, and as the starter motor takes it gulp of Amps, the alternator (being a bit dim) thinks 'hey what a big drain - I'll throw out as many Amps as I can'. A second later, the drain disappears and the alternator drops down to very little current. Edit. Point is that it didn't really need to do that big surge.
If that's right, then my plan c might be to put the alternator sensor to the battery which is not attached to the starter. That way it'll never notice the starter drain.
Or that's all rubbish, it's not the way that the regulator works?
Haven't borrowed the ammeter yet, but just musing...
I don't (and I might be being completely stupid here) see what the difference between a typical boat setup and mine is. Is a marine alternator a bit more clever?
It seems to me that the problem is that the alternator is activated by the ignition key, and as the starter motor takes it gulp of Amps, the alternator (being a bit dim) thinks 'hey what a big drain - I'll throw out as many Amps as I can'. A second later, the drain disappears and the alternator drops down to very little current. Edit. Point is that it didn't really need to do that big surge.
If that's right, then my plan c might be to put the alternator sensor to the battery which is not attached to the starter. That way it'll never notice the starter drain.
Or that's all rubbish, it's not the way that the regulator works?