BDofMSP
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- Gopher Broke
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- Silverton 410 Sport Bridge
I probably should be posting this on the Victron forum but so many people here are interested in these DC/DC chargers I thought someone else might have the same question. I'm at least a year out from doing this, but I'm trying to figure out the components so I can determine placement, budget, etc.
My boat is a twin engine with alternators charging separate start banks for each engine. There are plenty of diagrams that show how I can parallel the Orion units from a single source bank, but I haven't found one that shows how to configure multiple alternators/banks. Do I have to have a separate Orion XS 50 for each bank? And combine them at the Lynx 1000 distributor. I rarely run above 1600 RPM so the alternators aren't putting out a ton. I'd like to take advantage of both.
Thanks
BD
My boat is a twin engine with alternators charging separate start banks for each engine. There are plenty of diagrams that show how I can parallel the Orion units from a single source bank, but I haven't found one that shows how to configure multiple alternators/banks. Do I have to have a separate Orion XS 50 for each bank? And combine them at the Lynx 1000 distributor. I rarely run above 1600 RPM so the alternators aren't putting out a ton. I'd like to take advantage of both.
Thanks
BD