On rereading the rant, I disagree with one point: The ranter attempts to score a point by noting that the EchoCharge never stops providing charge current to the auxiliary battery. That voltage is about 13.0 volts, a perfectly sustainable long-term charge voltage and a very useful one as it then carries the electrical load of the engine while it is running; pumps, tachometer, lights etc. If this were not the case, the start battery would be gradually depleted until the EchoCharge decided it needed charging, and at what voltage would that be set? Automobiles are fine examples of how starting batteries are used. They start the car and, once the engine is running, they carry the entire electrical load and the starter battery simply recharges and rides around until it is needed for the next start.
I have posted my diagram and a discussion to http://www.sailpower.ca/pleasure-boat-primary-wiring/ Rich Knowles INDIGO LF38 Halifax, NS. On May 5, 2014, at 20:12, Wally Bryant via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: Yeah, I read it and agree with all points. I just thought it was intuitively obvious, but then again most manuals say things like "to avoid electrocution, don't connect this equipment on a live circuit" <VBG> so he probably has a point. You wrote: > The rant is just that. A rant. Nothing is really wrong, it's just that > Xantrex assumes we are not all ignorant. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
