Well, here"s how the project went. I have the dual circuit so I wired the red wire (diode) to the batt side of the solenoid. I placed a 5 amp fuse in line but blew it immediately. I upped it to 8 amp and it held. Disconnected it and it read 25VDC. After connecting to the battery, the voltage started around 12.84 and climbed to 13.06 after 10 minutes or so. The salt spreader is a home brew using a riding lawn mower engine powering a dragchain and slinger through an electrical clutch assembly. The clutch draws a lot of juice and when engaged the voltage began to drop but much slower than before the charge wire was installed. The electrical clutch is switched on in the cab so the engine runs unloaded til the salt is needed. Tops 20 minutes. My only concern is the battery overcharging if the engine is left running too long. I am not sure if the batt will provide enough resistance to regulate the voltage or if it will boil the acid. Maybe a regulator of some sort is in order.
I also had to redo the battery wiring while I was there. It was melted and scary. 2 gauge was overkill, but it was wired with 6 and I didn"t have any 4. Looks good and starts fast.
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