PREVOST, The Ultimate Class
PREVOST, The Ultimate Class |
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Depending upon the year or
configuration of your Prevost, and you have Cruise Airs or Bus Air, you may have
a potential difficulty down the road....and this is what it looks like:
What you are looking at is a 270 Amp alternator which is
run off your engine.
The difficulty is that running Cruise Airs or Bus Air over the road can create
a demand which exceeds 270 Amps, placing maximum load on the alternator; it is
in the charging mode all the time.
In some cases, running Cruise Airs or Bus Air with a 270 Amp alternator may
cause your batteries to be drawn, in order to secure enough amperage for the
air conditioners to work, in as little as 8 hours on the road.
The fix for this situation is a decision on the part of each coach owner:
Either reduce your load from air conditioners or increase the size of your
alternator. Some conversion companies, utilize larger 450 amp alternators or
use a belt-driven 6.5K generator to create the additional power requirements
needed to operate these larger-consumption units.
The worst-case scenario is this: If you have Cruise Airs or Bus Air with a
270 amp alternator, you could get yourself into a lot of trouble on a hot day
in a place you did not choose to be!