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what size batteries and alternators?
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<blockquote data-quote="Papermaker85" data-source="post: 7507417" data-attributes="member: 572595"><p>it's really quite simple if the alternator is capable of producing the maximum amperage required doesn't need to upgrade the battery, the battery will simply be used for starting..</p><p></p><p>adding a battery often helps stabilize your voltage when the alternators output is exceeded but if you constantly exceed it's output tour going to burn it and evently kill the batteries..</p><p></p><p>I don't know of one battery that can discharge fast enough to stabilize current ripple..</p><p></p><p>if you want to build a very dynamic system that really helps on current draw there is one solution but it's going to work as long as it's somewhat dynamic..</p><p></p><p>I've never said this but I will here because I know it works fine..</p><p></p><p>you need enough capacitance to supply you maximum current draw for 30 seconds with out completely discharging..</p><p></p><p>it does the exact opposite as what it's designed to do making the alternator couple with the caps..</p><p></p><p>seeing as the caps will never fully discharge so you alternator never has to supply the amp, just jeep the caps for completely discharging..</p><p></p><p>this is exactly the same way the RF 15k amp works..</p><p></p><p>if your willing to do so you won't have to upgrade your amp but your going to pay for the caps..</p><p></p><p>you need about a 5 to 1 ratio of farad to 1kw of output.</p><p></p><p>so if your total is 4kw you would need 20 farad..</p><p></p><p>and nit those ******** 50 to one caps..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Papermaker85, post: 7507417, member: 572595"] it's really quite simple if the alternator is capable of producing the maximum amperage required doesn't need to upgrade the battery, the battery will simply be used for starting.. adding a battery often helps stabilize your voltage when the alternators output is exceeded but if you constantly exceed it's output tour going to burn it and evently kill the batteries.. I don't know of one battery that can discharge fast enough to stabilize current ripple.. if you want to build a very dynamic system that really helps on current draw there is one solution but it's going to work as long as it's somewhat dynamic.. I've never said this but I will here because I know it works fine.. you need enough capacitance to supply you maximum current draw for 30 seconds with out completely discharging.. it does the exact opposite as what it's designed to do making the alternator couple with the caps.. seeing as the caps will never fully discharge so you alternator never has to supply the amp, just jeep the caps for completely discharging.. this is exactly the same way the RF 15k amp works.. if your willing to do so you won't have to upgrade your amp but your going to pay for the caps.. you need about a 5 to 1 ratio of farad to 1kw of output. so if your total is 4kw you would need 20 farad.. and nit those ******** 50 to one caps.. [/QUOTE]
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