[Vwdiesel] Wiring a VW alt in tandem with another

[Tad]

In that case, wouldn't he need to move some load circuits to the additional
battery?  Which would presumably mean major rework of the fuse block.


On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:17 AM, <lbaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

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>  So if they're wired in parallel, what's the need for an additional
> battery?
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>   Wouldn't be wired in parallel then.  VW would have a battery it's wired
> to (either one could go to the D+) and the JD would go to the normal
> battery.  That way the VW alt can generate away, at it's voltage and the JD
> do likewise, both on basically separate systems thusly not interfering with
> the operation of the other with the simple addition of a small (or not so
> small) battery.
>     Loren
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