This device makes it easy to synchronize battery charging on twin engine/dual alternator systems by directing the regulators' field current to both alternators to ensure maximum charging efficiency.
• Eliminates system stress by balancing alternator workloads in twin engine installations
• Reduces risk of failure by building in redundancy between regulators
• Works with 12V or 24V charging systems
• Isolates alternators and regulators when only one engine is running
• Eliminates alternator chatter by unifying field current
• Includes upgraded regulator power wires and fusing
• Can be used with the Digital Duo Charge to charge a second battery
For use with Max Charge Regulators Only - See Related Products, below
The Centerfielder II (CFII-12/24) balances twin engine charging systems by monitoring the port and starboard voltage regulators. When both alternators and regulators are working, the Centerfielder II automatically designates the starboard regulator as dominant for both alternators – making it possible to charge a single house battery bank with the combined output of both alternators.
The Centerfielder II eliminates the "yo-yo effect" of two regulators repeatedly turning on and off as the battery approaches target voltage because the two systems are not working in concert.
Useful in applications like multihulls and powerboats with twin propulsion motors, the Centerfielder II acts like a referee, ensuring that both port and starboard charging systems work together, rather than compete, to keep a large house battery efficiently charged.
The Centerfielder II is designed to work specifically with MC-614 and MC-624 voltage regulators.