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Basic
high output alternator mount package for mechanics, marine electricians
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NEW! Yachtwork
has recently finished our latest design. We now produce a forward
facing large frame mount that direct couples to the Yanmar JH4
series. See the example photos to the right.
Contact Yachtwork for price and delivery times.
We have built and installed over 100 alternator systems, and
many electrical systems. Scott Fratcher is a Marine Engineer and
trained in Marine Electric Installations at Ocean
Currents Marine Electric of Seattle.
The wiring on the alternator on the lower right is how we like
to complete our jobs. Scott is known for his ability to make the
final job look clean and tidy.
The first set of photos is of our latest mount that fits the
new Yanmar 4JH4-TE and the 4JH4-HTE. We produce forward and reverse
bracket versions.
The alternator is a LoadHandler 160 amp model for a total charge
of 245 amps. This Yanmar second alternator kit is built for the
Beneteau series of yachts and specifically fits the new
Oceanis 46 and 50.
The next set of photos is my new
4JH4 165 amp, Delco large frame, alternator mount.
I designed this elegent mount for Yanmar New Zealand. It
fits the Beneteau
43 perfectly. It is now one of my best
selling mounts producing a combined steady 245 amps. We
even just built one for the CEO of Team New Zealand.
The blue engine is a Sole diesel that just arrived in New Zealand
from Canada. The old alternator mount had failed but needing
the extra amperage John Blair called Team Yachtwork and Yanmar
New Zealand. We designed and built a whole new mount based
on our top selling and highly successful 4JH4 mount. The
mount came out great and has no movement or vibration. The
owner is ecstatic and heading to the South Island with a constant
190 amps showing on battery monitor.
The next set of photos is an dual alternator on a Yanmar 3GM30.
The 3GM30 is an
especially difficult engine to add a second alternator onto. In
this case we used a self adjusting Love Joy self tensioning swing
arm. This special arm is a one time adjustment at the installation
of a new belt. From that point on the belt and adjustment should
never need any more attention.
If we can't install a Love Joy tensioning arm then we use a turn
buckle swing arm adjustment. Scott tries to get one or the other
of each of these special belt adjusters into each installation.
Many boat owners with difficult to adjust belts have just this
single addition put onto there already installed alternator system.
The lower photos are examples of a
4LH and a 3JH3.
Both systems produce over 200 continuous amps. I designed
the mount for the 4LH for Yanmar New Zealand and the 3JH3
mount was built for a customer through Team Yachtwork.
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Our customers rave about this high quality product. It
ends the issue of charging batteries
"I would recommend the system to every Beneteau cruiser
over other charging systems. I love it...
We use all the power we want including a 600w inverter for laptops,
battery drill, camera etc and have never been below 700amps in
batteries.
No doubt your kit was one of our best
investments and the price was perfect at the time. Your kit and
instructions were incredible..."
Ross Blackman
CEO Team New Zealand and Beneteau 43 owner
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Why so much power?
With today's high electrical usage yachts the ability to fast
charge is now more important than ever. Many yachts have over
a 1000 amp hour battery capacity with 1800 amp hour not being
uncommon. To charge a system that large the old single high output
120 amp alternator that really puts out 90 amps can take hours
to charge.
The Dual High Output Alternator system is a great option for
the long range yacht. You get two big advantages with separate
alternator systems.
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First is charging time may be reduced by more than 50% (see
below).
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Second, and maybe more important is the security in knowing
if an alternator fails while underway you simply turn off
the switch and ignore the problem until you feel like dealing
with it. Meanwhile the seconded alternator keeps merrily charging
the boats electrical system.
To understand the amount of charge time you may save by installing
a dual alternator system you will need to monitor your battery
voltage when you start a charge cycle.
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For this test your batteries should be about 50% discharged.
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Start charging and notice the time, voltage, and amperage
charge.
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Wait for your voltage to rise to 14.4 volts. Note the time.
Lets say it took one hour of your three hour charge for the
voltage to reach 14.4 on your lead acid batteries. The hour of
charge time is what you would save right off the bat if you added
sufficient charge amperage. Lead acid batteries can take about
20-25% of there amp hour capacity in charge rate. To put that
another way a 1000 amp hour battery bank can be charged at about
200-250 amps.
The second big advantage of a dual alternator system is when
an alternator fails (living on boats we all know what that is
like) the charge system is still on line.
For example I know of many boats that have lost their alternator
while underway only to have the batteries slowly go dead, with
the engine still running. The wind came up but the crew could
not shut down the engine as they would not be able to restart
it with dead batteries. They were running at night making decisions
weather to run the radar or the running lights.
If they had had a dual alternator system they would have simply
noticed the problem and noted it in the log. They could have dealt
with problem at their leisure in port.
Look at that (on the right bottom) 191 amps on. My personal best
is 440 amps at 24 volts through two 000 cables.
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