I wasn't sure if this should go under Electrical or Engine, so please forgive me if I placed this in the wrong forum.
I want to mount a second alternator on the engine to completely isolate my auxilary battery (for the winch, aux lights, cooling fans, radio/CB, 12V power ports) from my primary battery (ignition, lights, base OE electrical system). I would be going with a slightly more powerful alternator for the aux system (a 73-amp from a late-80's Ford, also 3-post and understand I would need a second voltage regulator).
I do have a battery isolator, but I won't be driving the Jeep enough to fully recharge the primary and secondary battery, especially if I end up using the winch off-roading (which I intend on doing) off of the miniscule 40 amps the standard alternator generates. I also see the redundancy value in two separate charging/battery systems, and plan on using a set of Anderson plugs and leads to provide an easy option to 'jump' the two systems together in the event of one system's failure.
Has anyone installed a second alternator on a Scrambler with power steering and no A/C? Does anyone have any information that may help me achieve this?
I want to mount a second alternator on the engine to completely isolate my auxilary battery (for the winch, aux lights, cooling fans, radio/CB, 12V power ports) from my primary battery (ignition, lights, base OE electrical system). I would be going with a slightly more powerful alternator for the aux system (a 73-amp from a late-80's Ford, also 3-post and understand I would need a second voltage regulator).
I do have a battery isolator, but I won't be driving the Jeep enough to fully recharge the primary and secondary battery, especially if I end up using the winch off-roading (which I intend on doing) off of the miniscule 40 amps the standard alternator generates. I also see the redundancy value in two separate charging/battery systems, and plan on using a set of Anderson plugs and leads to provide an easy option to 'jump' the two systems together in the event of one system's failure.
Has anyone installed a second alternator on a Scrambler with power steering and no A/C? Does anyone have any information that may help me achieve this?