Hi there, just wondering what the maximum amps my alternator is for my Ford transit custom 2016. I’m looking at wiring up a dual battery system and want to draw 140amps with my DCDC charger and don’t want to cook the alternator. I’ve read and I’ve seen a few different amp ratings from 150amps-165amps on other pages. Can I please have come concrete clarification. Cheers guys
If you are going to draw that kind of current over an extended period of time, without rasing the Revs sufficiently, you are going to cook every alternator. Most alternators need minimal 3000rpm for their internal cooling to work properly. (3000Rpm in the Alternator, that is) Imho you need the option for the raised idle.