10-22-2022, 05:40 PM
@articdue, thank you for that detail.
Your experience agrees with my research. I've also read the air-cooled replacement for the 50DN actually runs cooler than the original 50DN oil-cooled unit.
I also agree that it's a horrible idea to place a regulator in an area without forced-air. Perhaps they expect the regulator will be cooled with air during travel; however, this is a recipe-for-failure if running at idle. Your new system with integrated regulators/forced-air make a lot more sense.
Of course in your instance, the alternator was not damaged due to the strain of low SoC house batteries. I hope that we can gain more insight into those that have experienced damaged alternators due to house batteries with low SoC based on @Richard's research.
Your experience agrees with my research. I've also read the air-cooled replacement for the 50DN actually runs cooler than the original 50DN oil-cooled unit.
I also agree that it's a horrible idea to place a regulator in an area without forced-air. Perhaps they expect the regulator will be cooled with air during travel; however, this is a recipe-for-failure if running at idle. Your new system with integrated regulators/forced-air make a lot more sense.
Of course in your instance, the alternator was not damaged due to the strain of low SoC house batteries. I hope that we can gain more insight into those that have experienced damaged alternators due to house batteries with low SoC based on @Richard's research.