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Balmar XT-250 (Lithium)

Model XT-250

High-output 250A alternator designed for sustained lithium charging with an external regulator (Wakespeed WS500 / Balmar MC-614). Wire and fuse for sustained near-rated output.

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Balmar XT-250 (Lithium)
Balmar XT-250 (Lithium) · 2 terminals
01 — Reference run

A sizing result with its assumptions attached.

Conductor4/0 AWG120 mm²
Fuse350 Apositive run
Voltage drop1.8%9.8 ft one way
Design current250 A12 V system

Sized against ABYC E-11 — the US reference, and what Transport Canada accepts as an alternative to TP 1332 for pleasure craft under 24 m. The design current is the unit's rated output. The Crimp engine applies its ordinary continuous-load headroom, voltage-drop budget, terminal clamp, and standard fuse ladder. The 9.8 ft one-way run is a stated reference, not a universal installation prescription.

02 — Catalog specification

The part the engine actually sees.

Rated output
250 A
Typical charge current
180 A

Terminal map

TerminalPolarityDirectionRating
B+positiveoutput300 A
GNDgroundbidi300 A
03 — Supporting parts

What belongs around it.

  • 19.7 ft total of 4/0 AWG (120 mm²) marine cable
  • Four 4/0 AWG cable lugs matched to the equipment studs
  • 350 A fuse and holder on the positive run
  • Heat-shrink, strain relief, and terminal boots sized to the cable

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04 — Method & provenance

What is known, assumed, and computed.

Catalog profile

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Engine reference

Sized against ABYC E-11 — the US reference, and what Transport Canada accepts as an alternative to TP 1332 for pleasure craft under 24 m. The published conductor, fuse and voltage-drop result uses the visible reference length and current basis; it is not a universal installation prescription.

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05 — Related components

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