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New Features Coming On The Wakespeed WS500 Alternator Regulator


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Mark Hamstra

Wakespeed’s Communication and Configuration Guide v2.6.0:

There are dependencies for allowing DVCC to be utilized:

 The Current Shunt must be located at the Alternator and not being ‘Ignored’

So, that’s one reason for needing to measure alternator current and not just battery current.

Mark Hamstra

Yeah, it doesn’t require two current measurements, but it does require measurement of what the alternator is producing, not just what is going into the battery.