On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:49:58 -0700, Richard Kollmann
wrote:

Tom, let me describe three actual serious cases where alternators and
a charger tried to produce more amperage than battery could accept:

I'm not sure that is the case on Skip's boat. He's got a bank of 4
L16s in series parallel which should be about 800 AH of capacity in
new condition. In bulk charge mode they should be able to accept 150
to 200 amps of charging current. Assuming the alternator is rated for
that kind of current, it needs to produce that much plus any house
loads active at the same time. That's too much for a single belt in
my experience even if everything else is perfect.