I’m planning on going LiFeOP4 on my sailing boat and use a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A between the battery and the alternator of a Yanmar 2GM20, which probably is rated at 35A nominal output.
Will 30A burn the alternator so I have to step down to the 18A-version?
Personally I wouldn’t recommend using that big of a charger on it, if the alternator is truly only 35a. It will work, yes…. It will also not work for very long!
The 12/12-30 if I remember correctly is fused at 60a and will pull ~40a. Remember nothing is free, their are efficiency losses, if it’s putting out 30a it is going to draw more than that to do it
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Yeah, I’m convinced now that the Orion-Tr 30A isn’t the way to go with the present alternator.
But in another forum I was recommended to choose the Orion Xs 50A instead, since you can set the output power in 0.1A increments, so there I can go below 30 to perhaps 15-20A instead.
Exactly. I wish the whole Orion lineup was adjustable, it would be a much more versatile unit.
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