Ready to install my battery/wiring upgrades. Need advice.
My current setup for my 1989 3 cabin Mk I is a group 27 start battery (remote upgrade?) located in the bottom of the port lazarette and 2 4Ds located under the port berth. They are charged by the...
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Scott, It sounds like you've got a good plan. I'd make a couple of recommendations: - Wire up a single bank instead of 2 for the house. You'll be able to spend a couple of days ...Read More
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Larry: Thanks for your reply. One of my (many) areas of confusion centers around the Perko selector switch. As I understand it, the selection of #1 or #2 dictates which battery bank supplies the...
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Scott, I wired Melelana the way you are considering with the changes I suggested. Alternative is to use 3 on/off switches. 1 for the house bank, 1 for the start battery and 1 as an emergency parallel...
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Scott, there are many ways to do this, but make sure the starter battery is always isolated from the house power unless you really want it combined. Using a combiner, a echo charger, a second...
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How is my alternator hooked into this whole thing? I am assuming at present that it is wired thru the Perko selector switch, but I haven't taken the switch apart to check it out yet. If this is the...
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Scott, I left the alternator wired to the Perko switch so that it feeds the house bank with the switch in "1" and let the combiner take care of the start battery. If for any reason I wanted to ...Read...
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Thanks Larry: I am really starting to get my arms around this thing! Appreciate your help. Hands off is my goal so we can worry about other things like having fun. Flogging still around? Do you think...
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