Need some opinions: About to run wire for a Harken 44STC electric winch.
As I was measuring to cut two 17' lengths of 2/0 to run from the winch
solenoid to the main switch board. I realized that just 6' below the winch
control box is the house alternator and the central ground point both of
which lead to the house bank switch with 4/0.

How bad a no-no would it be to come off the alternator to a 100A breaker ,
then to the winch and back to the ground point? The total voltage drop
would be much less and the battery current would be cut when the main switch
is off. What I wonder about is what happens if the alternator is charging
the house bank and the winch starts drawing current. Is the regulator going
to see the draw at the batteries and try to overdrive the alternator?

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Glenn Ashmore

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