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Can someone clarify this ?
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<blockquote data-quote="gvee" data-source="post: 626392" data-attributes="member: 14750"><p>Also engine size has nothing to do with it. </p><p></p><p>Alternator is driven by a belt. Therefore it is about revolutions, not horsepower!</p><p></p><p>So just like any car, if you leave it idling with the lights on for a tank, there is not enough auxiliary power being generated to charge the battery.</p><p></p><p>A split charger should always prioritise the main battery, only charging the leisure battery when there's "extra" power available.</p><p></p><p>Personally I sit on the motorway for 3-3,500rpm. Plentiful to charge everything even if I have my lights on at night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gvee, post: 626392, member: 14750"] Also engine size has nothing to do with it. Alternator is driven by a belt. Therefore it is about revolutions, not horsepower! So just like any car, if you leave it idling with the lights on for a tank, there is not enough auxiliary power being generated to charge the battery. A split charger should always prioritise the main battery, only charging the leisure battery when there's "extra" power available. Personally I sit on the motorway for 3-3,500rpm. Plentiful to charge everything even if I have my lights on at night. [/QUOTE]
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