NatLE

Yep loads of belt dust. There's always a bit, I'd assumed a little bit was fairly standard as it wears? But there's a lot... Am I looking for a seem inside the channel the belt runs in to check if it's a two piece pulley?

Three weeks ago I had my engine serviced, alternator replaced and the belt too. It snapped yesterday whilst I was charging our batteries. Is it possible that the new alternator isn't correctly aligned? Or the belt was to tight or just duff? Or is the alternator to big for the belt. Running on a BMC 1.8. One 10mm belt for water pump and 90amp alternator. They said they would usually only fit a 70amp alternator to that size belt (to which I said "that's fine") but they ended up sticking a 90 on it (Which is what was on there before and I was going through a belt once a year or so...) I have a recently installed a Stirling alternator charge controller, I think that this increases the load on the alternator, so that might be why it's too much? There isn't any room increase in belt thickness or add an additional belt as the engine is right next to a bulkhead, so the whole lot would need moving backwards... Presumably possible but pricey? Any ideas? Should I just buy a smaller alternator and get someone to fit it?

Hi all, thank you for your quick and knowledgeable replies. It sounds like this is a non-starter (for me at least) I'd looked at cooker widths but hadn't checked depths, and having to run 240v cabling round to the other side of the boat, so that the oven and grill are usable sounds like more work than I have time for. I had hoped that there might be some sort of 12v adaptor kit that I hadn't yet stumbled across, I guess that would be too easy. I really appreciate your considered advise, I think the next step will be scouring chandler's websites and caravanning suppliers. Thanks all, Nat

It's finally time to replace our cooker. I've looked at various options, several places have suggested buying an lpg cooker from Curry's or appliances online, but I haven't found information for converting them to 12v, presumably cookers are wired for 240v (?) for the ignition system and the silly clock, and maybe some safety features? Thanks, Nat