I'd have turned it off, but as you say it is low draw so probably no
foul. Let us know in 8 weeks! :-)
Graham Collins
Secret Plans
C&C 35-III #11
On 2020-08-13 9:29 p.m., Charlie Nelson via CnC-List wrote:
I moved my boat to a nearby anchorage to avoid having to drive to the
marina to do the same for every storm coming this August/September.
(My club requires that boats be out of their slips when a hurricane
warning is issued for our county in NC).
Since I don't have solar/wind, at anchor there is no charging source
for my batteries (start and house), which are installed with an ACR.
I am uncertain whether I should have switched the ACR OFF (or not) but
I decided to leave it in its normal ON position when I left the boat,
assuming that it draws very little current, if any, when no charge
source is available.
I won't be back to the boat until the middle of September (or later
depending on the storms) so it will have been at anchor for about 6-8
weeks.
My question is should I have turned the ACR OFF or is it OK (for 8
weeks or so) in the ON position without a charging source?
Charlie Nelson
Water Phantom
C&C 36 XL/kcb
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