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12/11/2023 at 3:05pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Quote: Originally posted by parkranger on 12/11/2023
I was happy with my split charge relay. But reading more and more posts saying they are bad for the alternator. And as my alternator packed in on way to France costing me £400 to have new one fitted I was thinking was this just bad luck or was it the split charge relay. So I have disconnected it at the battery for now.
I don't know much about the new "smart" alternators, but I can't see why split-chargers are bad for alternators in general. I would say that your alternator failure was just coincidence and nothing to do with a split-charge relay. The first split-charge system I installed was on a Mk2 Cortina, which I had for many years and used for towing a Sprite Musketeer caravan. Never had a problem with that. It was then the only way I had of charging the caravan's battery, as we never went on a site that had EHU, and solar panels weren't an option back then. I have fitted split-charge systems on boats, again no problems, and to several cars, without problems. The only alternator failures I have had so far have been on vehicles that weren't fitted with split-charge systems.
When you are charging your leisure battery using a split-charger, your alternator just "sees" both batteries as one large battery, so I suppose it could put a slightly heavier load on it than standard, which could possibly cause it to fail slightly earlier than it would have done otherwise, but it's doubtful that it would really make any significant difference. Chances are that when your alternator failed it was on its way out and would have failed very soon anyway, even without the split-charge system.
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Best Regards,
Colin
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