Mine is a 90A. The toggle broken off just means it's harder to turn it off or on accidentally, and I almost never turn it off. Everything happens at the battery switch. Here's a picture: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/12600176555_b287dd3c93_o.jpg
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 17 February 2014 13:44, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> wrote: > Your main DC breaker is probably a 50- or 100-amp breaker. > > The inverter would ideally be wired *THROUGH THE APPROPRIATELY SIZED FUSE* and > through a disconnect switch, directly to the main house positive bus. As > your house batteries are apparently split, this makes it a little more > complicated. It sounds like you may need to sort out the battery wiring, > as it's a bit unclear; then decide if you want to rewire to simplify things. > > My recommendation: put all your house batteries in one large bank, with > one on/off switch; keep the start battery separate, also with one on/off > switch; consider adding an emergency cross-connect switch between the two; > and replace the (probably diode-based) isolator with something like an > Echo-Charge to keep the starter battery charged up. All charging sources > would then go to the large house bank, including the alternator and your > shorepower charger. > > Make sense? I think I have a Blue Sea Systems model 8280 battery switch > panel > http://www.bluesea.com/products/8280/Traditional_Metal_Dual_Bank_Battery_Management_Panel > that would work for you; I'd sell it at less than cost, if you're > interested. Just add an Echo-Charge and the appropriate cabling and fuses > and you're good to go. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 17, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Daniel Sheer <dansh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Two questions I hope I hope the listers here can give me some guidance on. > > 1) I broke the toggle on the 12v main breaker on my LF38. The sticker with > the amp rating is gone. Anybody know what size I need? > > 2) I have a 1000 w West Marine inverter. I need opinions on how it gets > wired into the battery banks. > > I have a separate starter battery and two banks of house batteries, each > bank has two 12v batteries There's a 4 position switch that isolates the > starter battery from the house batteries (off, 1, 2, all), I think, and a 4 > position switch that isolates or combines the two house banks, again, I > think. There's also a starter isolator that isolates the starting battery > for starting and, I think, prevents discharge from the starter battery to > the house, but combines everything for charging from my 55 amp alternator. > Clearly, I have yet to fully figure out and confirm how it's all wired. > > I'd really apreciate some advice here. > > Dan Sheer > Pegathy LF38 > Rock Creek off the Patapsco > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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