11-19-2011, 08:50 AM
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http://www.morganscloud.com/category/electrical/
Follow all the AGM discussions on there. You may end up thinking twice.
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Originally Posted by jerkeene@gmail.com
Hello, I'm rewiring my old 78 Ranger 33 this winter, adding a 200Ah house battery bank (probably gel cell), and replacing the stock alternator. Two questions:
Will the 55A alternator be sufficient or do I go with the 120A high-output alternator? After reading Don's old post in this thread, I'm leaning toward the bigger one.
These are internally regulated. Everything I've read says to use a multi-stage smart regulator to get full charge without damaging the batteries. My goal is to keep it simple, but the batteries are going to run $600-700. Do I invest another $300 in the smart regulator? And if I do that, do I need an alternator that is not internally regulated?
Thanks for the help!
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Last edited by joe_db; 11-19-2011 at 09:05 AM.
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