Posted by Gene Davis (Ga.) on January 17, 2017 at 13:31:59 from (98.80.184.156):
I know this is sort of reviving the dead horse post about the battery maintainers and float chargers that probably everyone has stomped on or at least passed their opinion on. I have a question and I would like an answer to it. I have installed a 20 Kw Onan natural gas stand by generator and am using a 200 ampere manual transfer switch with it. Here is my question: The battery float charger set up for the generator was in the automatic transfer switch which I can't use because it is only a 125 amp setup. So I have a 1 amp Battery Minder brand float charger/ desulfator that is connected to the generator battery to keep it charged and conditioned. The generator also has an automotive type alternator for charging the battery when the set is running. Here is where I would like to know if there will be a problem. What will happen to the trickle charger setup when the alternator is running? Will there need to be something like a diode installed into the output line of the Battery Maintainer to prevent the alternator from burning it up? Or is this not a problem? I have not ran the set with the Maintainer hooked to it in case there needs to be something to prevent letting the magic smoke out of the Battery maintainer and will wait for a qualified answer. Thanks for everyone's help and advice. Gene Davis Tennille, Ga.
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