Combining\switching two alternators - 2011

We joined the Beta Marine forums for help with the motor.
I had asked about combining the alternators to charge the house bank once the starting battery is charged. 

February 2011  - Currently At Marina Cortez Harbor IslandSan Diego, CA

They sent me here saying they recommend this product (The ADVERC BM system - controller) for the job.
So that is what we will eventually get. We are studying up on it now.
From Beta support:


Specifically: Controller
"For multi battery/multi alternator systems we have found the ADVERC battery controller to be a very nice system for doing a simple job in an elegant way.

The ADVERC system measures the battery voltage and controls the alternator output to give the best and fastest charge to each battery. Isolators allow the system to work with more then one battery and more then one alternator. Because the system measures battery voltage and not alternator voltage the isolators do not limit the charge.

The ADVERC system is not an external regulator, it is a very robust and simple controller that "piggy backs" onto the internal regulator of the alternator. This allows you to have a degree of redundancy in the system. If the controller were to have a failure, the ADVERC system can be unplugged and you can then operate on the standard internal regulator. "


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