I'm considering connecting my lead acid starter
battery (100 ah) to my
agm house bank (400 ah) with a
Victron Orion tr smart 12/30, charge the starter
battery with the
alternator (non regulated 60 amp Hitachi) and the house bank indirectly through the orion when
engine battery is full.
1) Is this an ok situation for the
alternator?
2) I have read that there is an efficiency loss from the orion. Is this bigger than the efficiency gain from having the alternator output regulated for
agm batteries?
Thanks!