Some questions about listed features:
* It can convert your
engine to a
generator with the push of a button, producing more
power and saving
fuel. Huh? My alternators already produce 100% of the demanded
power (or top out, if they can't make 100%). What does this feature actually do?
* It includes a SOC feature, saving the need for a
battery monitor. My battery
monitor sits at my nav station, providing at-a-glance status of SOC (and amps, and volts) 24/7/365. Where does this output, and is it "at-a-glance" or does it require powering up the
Chartplotter or a
phone app? Also, to get SOC, it has to have a battery shunt, is that correct?
* It has 2 thermistors. One limitation of typical regulators, such as my
Balmar, is they only monitor one alternator temp. I used to use it to run 2 alternators (it has enough output) in parallel, but when I inherited a spare I installed it both as an installed spare but to provide temperature regulated control of both alternators. Can this regulate based on two temperatures? I'm fine if it backs off the field to both based on an overtemp on one.
* Assuming it has a shunt for SOC, how does it play with existing shunts (such as my LINK2000) or a
Balmar SmartShunt, or the dedicated shunt required by the Batrium BMS, or the high-side shunt required by Electrodacus BMS? And if I already have a good SOC meter (my BMS, or my Link, etc), can I omit it? In other words, does the shunt simply provide SOC and if I don't want it I don't install it, or does it provide critical data for the
regulator.
At double the
price of a Balmar, it better do more than what I have!
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