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Originally Posted by Jeff F
I'm referencing all of this back to my use case.
If I travel 8 hours per day and limit house charging from the alternator to 30a, that gives me 240 ah daily, which roughly matches daily house needs.
I'm trying to get rid of my generator. That's a done deal in my mind.
I have installed solar that produces about the same on fair days. Even on a rainy day it's rare to get less than 1 kwh.
Operational needs are 100% met by the alternator (future state).
What's my motivation for high charging to house from the alternator? Pretty low, especially with 2 days reserve capacity.
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On an 8 hour travel day, high amp charging is pretty unimportant unless you have high power draws while underway. But having the ability to charge faster is nice if you sometimes make a short hop to the next destination that's only an hour or 3 away. Of course, whether it's worth it depends on whether the faster charging is easy to implement or if it adds too much complexity.