Neil Ramsey
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The Wakespeed WS100 is what I am using and it is only $373 USD in 24V. Smarter than I am and good enough for most boats. US made and excellent support.
I'm not fearful of bulk charging from an alt
But I see no reason to spend bulk coin to do it when it seems there are other far more affordably ways of achieving same
marinehowto.comHas anyone found a detailed "how to" guide for converting an internally regulated Delco to an externally regulated configuration? The 130Amp Ample Power externally regulated alternator on our boat died last year and I found a decent 120 amp Delco17SI in my pile of car parts. At the moment I have a 55A internally regulated Delco charging the 660A golfcart house bank.... (the tachs run off the alternator)
Alternatively, it is possible to just leave the internal regulator in place and run the 17SI through the external regulator?
Or...can I easily tie in a temperature signal to the 17SI (with internal regulator)? Where do I purchase a temperature sensor?
Thanks. I checked out that website a while back. It has a conversion writeup for a Leece-Neville, but not for a Delco.
Current configuration:
1000CCA sealed L/A start
660AH 12V AGM house bank
600w solar No genset.
65Amp OEM alternator on the JOHN DEERE
Dodgy second 120Amp alternator (crappy bracket too much flex, belts misaligned and dusting)
Now removed and looking to charge the house system.
Thruster and Anchor winch are 24V powered from 2 AGM batteries. Vetus thruster system includes a built in 12 to 24v converter to charge the 24v batt bank.
Options: Upgrade the OEM alternator to 120Amp unit and add another DC to DC charge system to manage the house bank. (Carry a second 120Amp alternator as a spare)
OR
Add another 120Amp alternator (on a properly designed bracket) to manage the House
bank charging, probably with an external regulator.
Easiest is to add the DC to DC charger (compared to fabricating another alternator bracket)