Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
:

Frankly, in my experience a 110 amp alternator and a 440 A.H. battery
bank is overkill,



The only time it wouldn't be is if you have some heavy loads running while
trying to recharge, like a big fridge trying to freeze a coldplate off
12VDC or running the microwave off the inverter while the diesel is
running, etc.

110A at 14V is only 1540 watts and the microwave would eat a thousand of
that. A big inverter loaded down can consume the whole 110A output, frying
the intermittent duty alternator if that's what it is, and most of them are
I found out with Skip's purchase here.

Until the charging current drops off the amount you want to use, and only
if the alternator is continuous or "heavy duty" rated, can you run loads
off it of any amount.....