Regulating battery charger current

Nov 21, 2006 1 Replies

I am building a home made generator; lawn mower engine and car alternator.



The problem is that the alternators can do 45-65(?) amps, but I do not want to try dumping that much current into an expesive deep discharge battery (130AmpHr)



What is my best way of limiting the current to C/10, aka 13 Amps?


TIA


A decent voltage regulator on the alternator. (It should already have one.)

Check the battery manufacturer's charging recommendations.

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