26-07-2018, 11:31 PM
(26-07-2018, 09:15 PM)Ian Williams Wrote: I guess the Alternators will help with Battery life, however in most cases excessively short battery life is more to do with the owner rather than the dynamo, you must keep your charge rate low and use the summer winter switch appropriately, you must also keep your battery full charged when not using the car.
I run 8 batteries here and am plagued with short battery life. Not afraid of long trips (recent 6000 miles in UK) but most are shorter hops, and long periods of idleness like the mower. It would be nice to keep the charge near the top without shuffling the charger around the various sheds. I have never liked the look of a conventional belt drive alternator added on, so the Dynamator 6 volt gets a tick from me, if only my wallet were not glued to my trousers. cheers Russell