Wind gen & towed gen

[emnick]

Hi all,
I have a Rutland wind gen and also a towed gen. The Rutland at the moment goes through a regulator to charge house batteries. I want to try out the towed gen but to save effort of running cables from stern to batteries (front end) again I have a plan to add a diode into the + of each out-put wire (I know this will drop the output voltage by about 0.8v) of each unit, then join the out-puts add a switch at the regulator end so as towed gen and wind go straight to house batteries. Apart from the risk of over charging is there anything else I should consider?

Is it acceptable to drop the out-put by about 0.8v
will it be OK to common the negs or should I diode these too
Fuse at battery end or output of each?

Thanks.

 

[FullCircle]

I will be interested in this answer, as I also have a 913 and an Aquair 100
Can I add that I have the Rutland HRDX regulator with Solar Panel added too......

 

[emnick]

Unusually quiet!

 

[emnick]

I will be interested in this answer, as I also have a 913 and an Aquair 100
Can I add that I have the Rutland HRDX regulator with Solar Panel added too......

I don't think you can have atowed gen direct to a regulator, as when it regulates it take the load off the spinning prop, that's why I was going to add the 2 pole switch

 

[BACUS]

Hello all

I have a Rutland wind gen and solar through a hidi controller, but was advised to fit a separate controller for towed generator when I asked the question to the relevant tech advisers.
The control kit for the towed gen is rather bulky but worth the investment
Regards
Bacus