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We have a customer at work that wants to use a 24V transmission with one of our engines that needs to run on 12V, it's on a forklift (bigger one) so not a lot of spare space for dodads... Apparently a common way is to run 3 batteries and two alternators which they would like to avoid if possible.
Google is near useless anymore with all the content out there and ads, so I'll ask where I know some people... nearly everything I've searched for ends up with questions about trolling motors on a boat which is completely different...
The transmission on 24V is most likely a light load with a few solenoids and control panel so a couple amps continuous if I had to guess. The engine on 12V will have around 8A continuous tops other than the large load at start.
What would the likelihood of success if we ran a 70A 24V alternator with a 27V regulator with two batteries in series with the engine on a center tap? Going to a 24V starter would probably help battery life but I'm pretty sure this would work decently...
Thanks!
Google is near useless anymore with all the content out there and ads, so I'll ask where I know some people... nearly everything I've searched for ends up with questions about trolling motors on a boat which is completely different...
The transmission on 24V is most likely a light load with a few solenoids and control panel so a couple amps continuous if I had to guess. The engine on 12V will have around 8A continuous tops other than the large load at start.
What would the likelihood of success if we ran a 70A 24V alternator with a 27V regulator with two batteries in series with the engine on a center tap? Going to a 24V starter would probably help battery life but I'm pretty sure this would work decently...
Thanks!