joss
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I, or rather the boat, has two battery banks. To ensure that the batteries get maximum charge (now have an old Eberspacher fitted) I am thinking of getting an alterantor regulator and a split charge diode The query I have though is with respect to the alernator regulator. What happens if one battery bank is discharged and one is fully charged? I know that the diodes will prevent charge from running 'downhill' from one bank to the other, but assuming the voltage sense for the regulator is taken from the common positive, will the fully charged battery get fried as the alternator produces a higher voltage than would otherwise be preferred? Also, would the flat bank get a lower voltage than needed to give a fast charge. I appreciate that the current would flow into the flat bank, but is there a problem with both banks getting a voltage from the alteranor that is a comprimise between the two extremes? Or should I just fit it, forget it and think about more important things?....
thanks,
Jo
thanks,
Jo