Thanks to everyone who responded with comments and advice re my battery
charger questions. Replies were very useful and I even understood most of
them! I now have a Plan. Patrick Wesley, The Boat C & C 24
On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Patrick H. Wesley
wrote:
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> Investigating availability of
I installed a pair of Noco Genius G3500 chargers this year.
The racing rules require spill proof batteries for new replacements,
currently I have one flooded and one AGM.
Advantages are:
IP65 water rating
light weight and easy to mount
useful status LEDs
automatic desulfation or deeply discharged
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ProMariner-ProTech-12vt-20-Amp-3-BANK-Boat-Marine-Battery-Charger-Maintainer-/151186903725?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&vxp=mtr&hash=item23337112ad
This model would be more than enough.
I also have a 20 watt solar panel with a Morningstar PWN controller that do
well when
Hi,
I have a Xantrex Smart Charger that came with the boat. (TC20 or TC40 model
Installed in 2011 along with new "old school" non-sealed batteries).
It's definitely on the "very resonable" end of the price range for smart
chargers / batteries, honestly if I would have shopped for the setup I
wo
Almost forgot. Consider your battery bank AHr capacity. The max charger
current should be limited to about 25% of the smallest bank capacity. A
20amp charger would be a good fit for an 80AHr battery. This assumes a
flooded lead acid. 30% for gel and 40% for AGM.
You mentioned using a hygromet
Oh yeah, +1 on the ProMariner.
The PO replaced an old xantrex with a new one which died on him within a
year. I clamed the warranty on it after closing on the boat but was
disappointed when the new one died within a week. Warranty refunded and I
switched to a ProMariner and haven't heard a peep
What about solar? A lot of problems and liabilities come from being
attached to shore. You're just keeping the batteries topped up for the
next adventure right?
Every smart charger i have ever seen, (auto, marine, clamp on, or
permanent) works as follows:
First: It performs idiot checks to make
I put a ProMariner on Stella Blue last year, and am very pleased with
it. The one Rich suggests would be good for a 24 with one or two
batteries. Note the dimensions: 9x5x2 inches. That's pretty small.
Auto shut off isn't really necessary with a good three stage charger, as
float mode will h
http://stores.ebay.com/The-ChargerGuy?_rdc=1
Good deals on chargers. No financial interest at all - but I did buy something
from here with no problems.
Joe Della Barba Coquina
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Patrick — I’d stay away from non-marine battery chargers in the marine
environment; for both safety and longevity/reliability reasons.
Something like this would probably work fine for your size boat:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|2289962|2289963&id=1512352
You could upsize to 2
Try this:
http://ca.binnacle.com/mobile/product_info.php?products_id=10001
Rich
Rich Knowles
IFDS 2014 Worlds
Support Chair
> On Aug 7, 2014, at 12:07, "Patrick H. Wesley via CnC-List"
> wrote:
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> Investigating availability of "smart" or three step charger to install in
> locker next to
Investigating availability of "smart" or three step charger to install in
locker next to batteries, obviously concern is size for this type of
boat, or portable one. Must have auto shut-off. Any ideas? Battery guy says
most car type chargers only measure volts and shut off when reach the limit
but
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