Charging & Battery System
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House batteries: Four
Trojan T105 batteries (two banks of two six volt golf carts) | |
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Four Siemens 75 watt
solar panels (flat mounted on top of arch) I added two more 80 watt
panels in Tuvalu to keep up with the refrigerator demand in the
tropics (we typically use 60 Amp Hours just during the 12 hours of
night). | |
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Rutland 913 wind
charger (nice and quiet) | |
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Two NC-25 charge
controller (one for solar one for wind) | |
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Balmar 75 amp
Alternator to charge splitter and ignition noise reducer. Also have a
blower fan (with ducting to the cooler section of the boat) to blow
air at the back of the alternator to keep it cool. | |
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Home made towing
generator. Bought an old Amatek permanent magnetic 32V tapedrive
motor. Inserted a diode in the line to prevent the batteries from turning
the motor. I hook up a spare towing generator prop (from Downwind Marine in
San Diego) and throw it over. This roughly keeps up with the autopilot and
lights during the night (3 amps). |