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electrical:12v:diysmartpass [2024/03/20 16:06]
frater_secessus [DIY Ctek D250 + Smartpass setup]
electrical:12v:diysmartpass [2025/01/26 19:03] (current)
frater_secessus [the problem the Ctek solution addresses]
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 [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] can boost alternator voltage to the required Absorption voltage but doing so with Big Current can be impossible or at least very expensive.  So DC-DC chargers are usually relatively small.   [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] can boost alternator voltage to the required Absorption voltage but doing so with Big Current can be impossible or at least very expensive.  So DC-DC chargers are usually relatively small.  
  
-Digression: this means that for **short drives** the isolator will likely return more Ah to the battery ban k than DC-DC.  On **longer drives** the DC-DC will both return more current and charge at a more appropriate voltage for the battery chemistry. +Digression: this means that for **short drives** the isolator will likely return more Ah to the battery bank than DC-DC.  On **longer drives** the DC-DC will both return more current and charge at a more appropriate voltage for the battery chemistry. 
  
 What if we paralleled an isolator with a small DC-DC to get the both of best worlds?  That is what the Ctek combo does.   What if we paralleled an isolator with a small DC-DC to get the both of best worlds?  That is what the Ctek combo does.  
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