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  1. SimonGH

    Separating House and Start/Windlass cicuits

    Did I do something wrong? which schematic are you talking about? sincerely curious…
  2. SimonGH

    Separating House and Start/Windlass cicuits

    I think this is the intent of the Dc-Dc charger?
  3. SimonGH

    Separating House and Start/Windlass cicuits

    Yes, that would work - you can do it pretty simply, you don't need to change a lot there - see pic You would be limiting your recharge to 20A - theoretically you can charge faster if you went up - 40A or 60A You may even consider eliminating the charge divider, I believe you can put this...
  4. SimonGH

    Separating House and Start/Windlass cicuits

    Again - the details are the hard part.  What type of "dedicated controller"? I would call the guys at Balmar - they are pretty helpful. https://balmar.net/balmar-technology/multi-stage-regulation/ The challenging thing is that it may require a new alternator, which can get $$$... The...
  5. SimonGH

    Separating House and Start/Windlass cicuits

    What are you trying to accomplish? When you say LiPo I assume you really mean LiFePo4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate)? If you're trying to just replace your house battery with LiFePo4, then I think you can just swap it out as-is (and don't change anything else).  I would verify the charge profiles of...
  6. SimonGH

    Separating House and Start/Windlass cicuits

    I suggest the first thing you do is make two drawings - before and after. It sounds reasonable, but the devil's in the details.


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