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    Posted: 31 May 2023 at 15:03
Hello,

Does anyone know the size of the alternator on a Volvo d3 110 from 2011, I am changing the house bank to litium and need to know the size so that I can install one or two Victron Omni for protection.

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Seileren1,

The alternator on our 2014 D3 is 200amp although the Hanse brochure states 150amp. On the alternator it is rated at 200amp.  
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Thank you Wayne, I wonder if mine may be smaler since its a few years older. Did you upgrade youre housebank to litium and if you did, do you use a dc dc charger like the Victron Orion as a protection of the alternator?

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I changed to Lithium batteries in 2019 and at that stage the Victron dealer suggested fitting a BMS 12/200 to the system which reduces the output of the alternator to about 100 amp. The BMS recently failed and I fitted one of the new Smart BMS 12/200. The Victron Lithium batteries I fitted do not have a internal BMS so that is why I fitted an external BMS. The alternator seems to run fine at the reduced output. I had one alternator fail in about 2016 and another in 2021. So I now keep a spare onboard. I think the DC to DC charger for the engine start battery is a good option. 
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