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--- electrical:12v:directcharginglfp [2022/10/28 10:45]
frater_secessus [assessing your own setup for direct alternator charging]
+++ electrical:12v:directcharginglfp [2022/11/05 12:31]
frater_secessus [current drawn expressed as C-rate]
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   - **overcharging** (holding Vabs after reaching 100% SoC) is actually a bigger concern, particularly if one drives for hours.  A manual switch on the isolator (D+ for solenoids, on the ground wire for VSR) will allow the owner to disable alternator charging at will.
-So this article will focus on current demand by LiFePO4 house banks.
+This article will focus on current demand by LiFePO4 house banks.
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-The average max current drawn from the alternator is **0.33C**, or 1/3rd of what the warnings predict.   **This the same C-rate that AGM pulls when cycled to 50% DoD**.
+The average max current drawn from the alternator is **0.33C**, or 1/3rd of what the warnings predict.   **This the same C-rate that AGM pulls when cycled to 50% DoD**.  You can use these C-rate reports as a way to ballpark what your own Li bank might pull.

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