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Old 8th June 2008, 14:19   #22 (permalink)
DerAlte
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Originally Posted by abhi182 View Post
... The charging of the secondary battery is being taken off by through a Diode Isolator coupled with a Filter Cap....
Did you measure the voltage drop across the diode? Shouldn't fall so much that this battery takes weeks to charge!
Are you connecting the diode & cap like this (pl. treat the extra .'s as spaces)?
--------|>|---.--------
From........... |.....To
Car............ ==...PC
Battery.........| ....Battery
---------------.--------

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So now, the peak current on the accessories line is limited to 4A by the Diode. ...
Now how is the current limited by a diode? And which line is the 'accessories line'?
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