cdeerinck
Well Known Member
My primary Alternator is rated at 60 amps, and my back up is rated at 40.
Only one can ever generate current at a time (they are on a shared toggle).
Is there any reason not to run both of them through a single 60 amp ANL fuse for over-current protection, as opposed to running one through a 60 amp fuse, and the other through a 40 amp fuse?
They will both have to go through a Dynon Ammeter Shunt later, so it seems to me there would be no reason to keep them separate before then.
I guess another way to ask the question would be: Is there any problem with running a 40 amp alternator through a 60 amp ANL fuse?
Only one can ever generate current at a time (they are on a shared toggle).
Is there any reason not to run both of them through a single 60 amp ANL fuse for over-current protection, as opposed to running one through a 60 amp fuse, and the other through a 40 amp fuse?
They will both have to go through a Dynon Ammeter Shunt later, so it seems to me there would be no reason to keep them separate before then.
I guess another way to ask the question would be: Is there any problem with running a 40 amp alternator through a 60 amp ANL fuse?