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On my new nauticat I have a fairly standard battery setup (house and starting), but the charging options are complex. Specifically I have a main engine with alternator, and a diesel generator with it's own alternator. The generator supplies 110V power, which in turn supplies a Xantrex battery charger wired to both banks.
Currently my battery switch is 1-2-both with a second switch to bring the genset into play. I'd like to start over with the battery switches and make good use of what I have.
If I ignore the genset, what I would do is wire the main engine alternator directly to the house bank and use a blue seas battery combiner to have it charge the starting battery.
The genset powers a Xantrex charger, which is a "smart-ish charger" and charges both banks, but I'm left wondering where to wire the genset's alternator to? It seems like whichever battery I wire it to will confuse the battery charger. For example if I wire it to the starting battery, the starting battery will show 14.5volts and the charger will always think it's charged.
Suggestions?
MedSailor
Currently my battery switch is 1-2-both with a second switch to bring the genset into play. I'd like to start over with the battery switches and make good use of what I have.
If I ignore the genset, what I would do is wire the main engine alternator directly to the house bank and use a blue seas battery combiner to have it charge the starting battery.
The genset powers a Xantrex charger, which is a "smart-ish charger" and charges both banks, but I'm left wondering where to wire the genset's alternator to? It seems like whichever battery I wire it to will confuse the battery charger. For example if I wire it to the starting battery, the starting battery will show 14.5volts and the charger will always think it's charged.
Suggestions?
MedSailor