Don: Any chance of a picture of the access hatch you installed in you 44? Fred Hazzard C&C 44 Portland, Or
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 6:16 AM, Don Newman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Ed > I highly recommend installing an access hatch on the fourth side. It will > save your bacon some day when you need access to the alternator. My water > pump impeller is on the same side and adding that hatch eliminated impeller > rage. > > > Don Newman > C&C 44 > 905 547 1750 > > On Mar 1, 2015, at 13:21, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Listers, > > As you know, I'm planning a rewire to a house and starting battery > configuration. > > On the C&C 37+, I have access to three sides of the engine -- the only > side without access is the side with the starter and the alternator. > > From the diagrams I can find, the alternator output is connected to the > starter, which then runs back to the batteries. I understand the best > practice is to disconnect that wire (as well as the Orange one) and run a > new wire from the alternator output to the house bank. > > This would mean removing, rewiring, and reattaching the alternator, which > is a little out of my comfort zone given the access. > > I recently read on a forum that if you have an ACR instead of an Echo > charger (planning to have an ACR), then you can leave the setup as is. The > charge from the alternator would go to the starting battery and then, > through the ACR, charge the house bank. > > The ACR auto senses from each side and works both ways. > > My starter battery and house bank will be the same chemical make-up > (Trojan flooded). > > I've read that it's a "best practice" to run the charging to the biggest > bank, but can't find any explanation as to why. > > So, the question is, with the ACR, can I leave the alternator output as is > or do I really need to do some "engine surgery" to run a new cable? And if > the latter, why can't the system work the way that the ACR advertises? > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 6 > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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