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Sterling alt. cont. doesn\'t control float V, does Adverc or others?
I have just learned from another poster who has just spoken with Sterling that their 'advanced' regulator controllers do not control the float voltage. Apparently[ QUOTE ]
Charles Sterling: "The alternator regulator was originally specd. to do the job of holding a float charge at an appropriate voltage, so why go lower? "
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to which one can reasonably add[ QUOTE ]
Lemain: "If the alternator regulator was originally specd. to do the job of charging at an appropriate voltage, why buy a Sterling regulator?"
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Does anyone know if the ADVERC or other alternator controller will provide a proper three/four stage charge cycle? As far as I am concerned, this makes the Sterling regulator unsuitable for cruising yachts - weekend use, yes, but distance cruising running the engine for more than 8 or 12 hours particularly in warm climates requires that the end of charge voltage falls back to below 14V, preferably around 13.6V, or water will be lost, gels and AGMs will out-gas and fail once their O/H re-combining catalysts fail (which they do in time).
I have just learned from another poster who has just spoken with Sterling that their 'advanced' regulator controllers do not control the float voltage. Apparently[ QUOTE ]
Charles Sterling: "The alternator regulator was originally specd. to do the job of holding a float charge at an appropriate voltage, so why go lower? "
[/ QUOTE ]
to which one can reasonably add[ QUOTE ]
Lemain: "If the alternator regulator was originally specd. to do the job of charging at an appropriate voltage, why buy a Sterling regulator?"
[/ QUOTE ]
Does anyone know if the ADVERC or other alternator controller will provide a proper three/four stage charge cycle? As far as I am concerned, this makes the Sterling regulator unsuitable for cruising yachts - weekend use, yes, but distance cruising running the engine for more than 8 or 12 hours particularly in warm climates requires that the end of charge voltage falls back to below 14V, preferably around 13.6V, or water will be lost, gels and AGMs will out-gas and fail once their O/H re-combining catalysts fail (which they do in time).