Thursday, Mar 26, 2015 at 15:53
Peter, my view is that the potential output of chargers is of no consequence, PROVIDED the voltage offered is appropriate.
The battery will accept what it can, depending on its internal resistance and the voltage offered.
Vis... Many alternators will offer over 100A to a single battery. This presents no risk to the battery because the voltage is not excessive.
I have used a 120Ah Fullriver HGL as the crank battery in the OKA for 5 years. It is the longest lasting crank battery I have had in the vehicle by a factor of 2X. It is NOT under the bonnet.
The alternator is 80A and the voltage is 14.3V.
It is advisable for charge sources to have battery temperature compensation, if the are outputting close to the maximum volts recommended by the battery maker.
I agree that there is no problem with connecting multiple charge sources at the same time.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome
FollowupID:
837111