ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Providing 24 Volts lights on diesl engine.....

We are using one no. Cummins make 940Hp/1500rpm(Model No.KTA2500G1) in a remote area where we want to provide some illumination during night operation .We plan to provide 24 Volts /100 watts lamps using engine starting batteries( Battery amper-hour 200AH) of the engine which are being charged by enigne dynamo system.Can someone advice me whether such utilisation is advicable ? what are the implications and practiacl solution ?....