The Problem: Charging a 14kWh House Battery from the Alternator

If you’re building a van, sooner or later you’ll ask yourself: Can I charge my house battery from the alternator? That’s exactly what I set out to do. When ordering the vehicle one of the options I could choose is to factory-equip it with dual 250A alternators. For under a thousand dollars, it seemed like a great deal.

Unfortunately, things weren’t that simple.

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