Re: [A/S] 65 amp in tow vehicle; two small??

[Daisy Welch <jtdjtd@xxxxxxxx>]

Jack, I'm a rank amateur at this part, but :

> 
> Here are my questions:
> 
> 1)  I will probably be towing a smaller, older Airstream, but i am into 
> electronics and will replace the RV battery in the Airstream with a bank of 
> golf cart batteries.  I will have a lot of electronics on board.

Yikes, you will have to rebuild the frame to carry those guys !


> 2)  I am setting up a second battery under the hood (isolated of corse) 
> that will charge from the alternator but not start the pickup.
> 
> Will this 65 amp Alternator do the job, or should I upgrade to this bolt on 
> replacement 130 amp alternator?
> 
> What amp output do modern alternators in tow vehicles put out?

What are you trying to do ?
If you need to keep the batteries charged it seems simpler to get a 
Honda EU generator. More efficient than running the truck. You need 
battery minders to watch the charge rate. You need the mother of all 
cables to get from Truck to AS.

Golf cart batteries are good storage in a stationary site, but with 
sensible power use they are over kill in a trailer.

GO solar , go LED, go drip coffee, toast on the stove.
Do an amp hours worksheet of your power use.

Daisy (whose truck already HAS two batteries....)