Will,
Thanks for the input.
After reading all the post on this subject I will finish the power
supply as follows:
8 x 2 volt 230 Ah cells feeding the amplifier stack
16 volt 3 stage charger, input voltage 230 V AC
12 VDC => 230 VAC sine wave inverter to supply a limited 230 AC for the
charger while driving
an external 230 VAC connector on my trailer hitch so I can charge the
batteries when the car is on the driveway
A better alternative would be to install a second 16 volt DC alternator,
but there is simply no space for a second alternator.
Cheers, Dick
PA3DUV
Your best bet would be to get a dual output alternator, my friend.
No matter what the car, the car stereo manufacturers make a dual output
high current alternator.
100 amps is easy to get... 150 amps in almost any case style alternator.
200 and 225 amps are also sizes that most of the aftermarket audio
manufacturers build.
You can get 250 amps out of pheonix gold alternators.
300A leece neville.
Rockford Fosgate makes a big alternator that fits in our "import" cars
here.
What you need has been done, by the car stereo crowd years ago, you just
need to do a little bit of lookin around before you spend the hard earned
dollars :)
