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  1. steelypip

    Putting a HMMWV 400 AMP alternator on a Cummins NHC250. Has anyone done it? Need info

    That was what my parents did with their vintage RV when they decided they wanted air conditioning and deep cycle charging on the road. Dad put a standard small utility generator on a swivel trailer behind the RV and it runs the big rooftop AC unit when they want AC underway (seldom - the RV has...
  2. steelypip

    Putting a HMMWV 400 AMP alternator on a Cummins NHC250. Has anyone done it? Need info

    The question can't be answered as it was asked - you left out the most important variable: time. Most batteries are happiest being charged at a c/10 rate (check the manual - your battery may vary). So if you have, say, 40 amp-hours of batteries and they're 50% discharged, the optimum charge...
  3. steelypip

    Putting a HMMWV 400 AMP alternator on a Cummins NHC250. Has anyone done it? Need info

    Several things I have learned from heavy duty vehicle electrical equipment (on first responder hardware in this case, but physics doesn't change just because it's painted green). 1. If there's a one-way drive pulley on it, it's because the rotor of the alternator is so massive that full...
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