--- In [email protected], Julian Tether <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My view for what its worth. > > Engines WILL glaze if used at low load conditions, driving a travel > power and charging batteries are exactly that. The previous owner of > Parglena ruined the engine doing exactly that. The new engine is four > years older and in much better condition as it has only been used at > near full throttle for the whole of its life so far. > > As for electricity generation there are two choices. > > 1: a very large battery bank ( 800Ah at 24v) with inverters ( 3kw > plus) and a 5kw genset that charges the batteries directly at whatever > voltage is needed but does not produce 240v. > > 2: reasonable size battery bank with inverter/charger and a 5kva genset > that produces 240v which will charge the batteries and run other devices > at the same time. <<Snipped>> > Julian Tether > Barge Parglena > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
****************** ******************Response - There is a third way, which is my installation spec\:- My engine is the standard Beta 43 (BV1903 Kubota) I have a 100 amp x 24 volt alternator with an extra large pulley on the engine main shaft. (and the usual 12 v x 45 amp alternator for the starter battery): I also have a 3-kw Powermaster combi-inverter. This seems to load the engine well. I am told (By Beta engineers) that when a 240 heavy demand is applied (I have several items) and the batteries need charging, the alternator uses aprox., one third of the power output from the engine. Whether this is factual or not, I cannot confirm but tend to believe what I have been told from Beta.. THE ONE *DOWNSIDE* is that I need to keep the drive belt (a 5 multi vee) very tight to stop slipping. This may eventually damage the bearings on the alternator. ~Allan~ nb.Pengalanty
